Given name & surname
Baptist
“one who is baptized”
Baptist is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “one who is baptized.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who is baptized.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
Baptist’s family of names
Baptist shares a linguistic root with Baptiste. In German usage, Baptist has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Bautista. Baptist has a related form in Bautista.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Baptist has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Baptist
- Baptist KnießGerman general1885–1956
- Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount CampdenMember of Parliament1611–1682
- Baptist MudarthaIndian priest, theologian and author (1911–2007)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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