Baptist - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Baptist \b(a)-pti-

is of Latin and Greek origin, and its meaning is "to dip". English form of Church Latin "baptista", Greek "baptistes", from "baptein". The Christian prophet John the Baptist baptized Jesus with water in the River Jordan. The Spanish form is Bautista; Battista is Italian; Baptiste is French.

Baptist is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#9746 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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