67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage French Pronounced Pron. BA-TEEST [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "baptist" in French, originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip". This name is usually given in honour of Saint John the Baptist, and as such it is often paired with the name Jean. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesBaptist(German) Battista(Italian) Baptista(Late Roman) Bautista(Spanish) User SubmissionBâptiste PopularityDetails Last ranked #133 in 2022 Belgium Last ranked #90 in 2022 France People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious nerdy Categories French words, occupations, water, wet, word names