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Name Lineage

    The first name Baptist

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex Also a surname

    Famous people named Baptist

    13 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Johann Baptist Vanhal
      Czech composer (1739-1813)
    • Johann Baptist Allgaier
      Austrian chess player, 1763–1823
    • Johann Baptist Streicher
      Austrian piano maker (1796–1871)
    • Johann Baptist Schenk
      Austrian composer, 1753–1836
    • Johann Baptist Georg Neruda
      Czech conductor and violinist, 1711–1776
    • Johann Baptist von Anzer
      German bishop and missionary (1851-1903)
    • Baptist Knieß
      German general, 1885–1956
    • John Baptist Mary David
      Catholic bishop (1761-1841)
    • Tom Morello
      American guitarist and musician, born 1964
    • Jan Pijnenburg
      Dutch racing cyclist (1906-1979)
    • Johann Rudolf Kutschker
      Austrian archbishop and cardinal (1810–1881)
    • Johannes Katschthaler
      Catholic cardinal (1832-1914)

    Questions

    Is Baptist also a surname?
    Yes. Baptist is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.