The baby name Jean-Baptist is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒɑ̃.ba.tist/ (French), approx. "zhahn-bah-TEEST".
Jean-Baptist is French in Origin.
The baby name Jean-Baptist is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒɑ̃.ba.tist/ (French), approx. "zhahn-bah-TEEST".
Jean-Baptist is French in Origin.
Jean-Baptist is a modern hybrid or anglicized variant of French Jean-Baptiste, literally “John the Baptist,” combining Jean (from Hebrew Yochanan, “God is gracious”) and Baptiste (Greek baptistēs, “the baptizer”). The compound name arose in Francophone Catholic tradition honoring Saint John the Baptist, and appears in records from the 16th century onward. In English-speaking contexts, the final -e is often dropped, yielding Jean-Baptist.
Usage is concentrated in France, Quebec, Haiti, Belgium, and among Huguenot and Creole communities, with notables such as composer Jean-Baptiste Lully and marshal-king Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Common forms and cognates include Jean-Baptiste/Jean Baptiste, John Baptist, Jan Baptist (Dutch), Juan Bautista (Spanish), João Batista (Portuguese), and Giambattista/Gian Battista (Italian). Short forms include JB, J-B, Baptiste, and Jeannot; a rare feminine parallel is Jeanne-Baptiste. Name days align with Saint John the Baptist’s feasts on June 24 and August 29.
Jean-Baptist is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
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