At a Glance
- Meaning
- The baptizer
- Origin
- Ancient Greek via French
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- bah-TEEST
Baptiste is an Ancient Greek via French boy's name meaning “the baptizer”. It appears in our list of 150+ French Baby Boy Names With Irresistible Gallic Charm.
Meaning & Origin of Baptiste
Meaning: The baptizer.
Origin: Ancient Greek via French.
A common claim: to dip Actually: While the underlying Greek verb means 'to dip', the name itself specifically signifies 'the baptizer'.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Baptiste
bah-TEESTIPA /ba.tist/
Popularity of Baptiste
Baptiste doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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