Given name & surname
Battista
“baptist”·“one who is baptized”·“the baptizer”
Battista is a form of Baptiste. One interpretation is “baptist.” Battista is a variant of Baptist. One Latin interpretation is “one who is baptized.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Battista is a form of Baptiste. One interpretation is “baptist.” Battista is a variant of Baptist. One Latin interpretation is “one who is baptized.” Battista is a variant of Baptista. In Greek use, Baptista carries the interpretation “the baptizer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Battista is a variant of Baptist. An origin associated with Baptist is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Battista is used as a form of Baptiste.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Battista through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 42 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,697 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Battista’s family of names
Battista shares a linguistic root with Baptiste. Battista has a related form in Baptist. Battista is a form of Baptiste.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Battista
- Battista PininfarinaItalian automobile designer (1893–1966)
- Battista SforzaDuchess of Urbino1440–1472
- Battista Franco VenezianoItalian painter (c.1510-1561)
- Battista DossiItalian painter (1490-1548)
- Battista MalatestaItalian Renaissance poet (1384-1448)
- Battista AgneseItalian cartographer1500–1564
- Battista LomelliniItalian politician; Doge of the Republic of Genoa (1460-1540)
- Battista Negronepolitician1530–1592
- Battista SpinolaDoge of Genoa1472–1539
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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