Baptiste
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See also: baptiste
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Patronymic surname, borrowed from French Baptiste. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Proper noun[edit]
Baptiste (plural Baptistes)
- A surname from French.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Baptiste is the 27228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 888 individuals. Baptiste is most common among Black/African American (74.3%) and White (14.57%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baptiste”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 96.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Jean-Baptiste (“Saint John the Baptist”), from baptiste (“baptist”). From the epithet of John the Baptist (Jean-Baptiste).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Baptiste m
- a male given name
- a surname
Descendants[edit]
- → Alemannic German: Badischte
See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from French
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French given names
- French male given names
- French surnames