as a Last Name
- 7,640
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Baptiste
Meaning & Origins
French and English: from a medieval personal name, derived from the distinguishing epithet of St. John the Baptist, who baptized people, including Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan (Mark 1:9), and was later beheaded by Herod. The name is from Latin Baptista (Greek baptistēs, a derivative of the verb baptizein ‘to dip in liquid’, ‘to baptize’).
| 4,038th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Baptista, Baptist, Baptisto, Baptistchurch, Baptie, Baptise, Bapties, Baptistejean, Baptistella, Baptistin
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,640
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Baptiste per capita
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