Battista

There is evidence of feminine use of this name. A famous bearer is Battista Sforza (Born: January 1447, Died: 1472) who was the Duchess of Urbino and second wife of Federico da Montefeltro.

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi short lived 18th Century Italian composer known as the Italian Mozart.

Battista is the name of a character in Italo Calvino's The Baron in the Trees. She the despicable, bitter old maid sister of the protagonist, Cosimo.