The first name Baptiste

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About the first name Baptiste

Meaning

The name Baptiste traditionally means “one who baptizes”.

Historical origin

The name Baptiste comes from Greek baptistês, a title associated in Christian tradition with John the Baptist.

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The spread of Baptiste owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:bap-tistbat.ist

Frequency of the first name Baptiste by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Baptiste by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BaptisteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Baptiste in baptisms by year.5037251201720177118221873192419751720–1724 1 baptisms1740–1744 1 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1750–1754 1 baptisms1755–1759 2 baptisms1760–1764 1 baptisms1765–1769 3 baptisms1770–1774 2 baptisms1775–1779 2 baptisms1780–1784 7 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1790–1794 1 baptisms1800–1804 7 baptisms1805–1809 4 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1815–1819 12 baptisms1820–1824 12 baptisms1825–1829 3 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1835–1839 6 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 8 baptisms1850–1854 18 baptisms1855–1859 21 baptisms1860–1864 9 baptisms1865–1869 20 baptisms1870–1874 23 baptisms1875–1879 12 baptisms1880–1884 1 baptisms1885–1889 1 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms

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