MEANING & HISTORY
What does Juan Bautista mean?
Juan Bautista combines the names Juan and Bautista. Juan is the Spanish form of John, descending through Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes from Hebrew Yohanan. Its conventional meaning is God is gracious.
In Philippine languages Juan was borrowed from Spanish and also became a familiar cultural personal name. That later cultural role is separate from the older Hebrew linguistic meaning. Bautista is the Spanish form corresponding to French Baptiste.
The older word history reaches Greek bapto, to dip, through the vocabulary of baptism. Its devotional name history is associated with John the Baptist. Bautista can also occur as a surname, but the Philippine record used here places this spelling in the given-name field.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
The cited sources trace Juan Bautista through Spanish.
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate record · ODbL 1.0
- Wikidata
- 3 person records with this given name · Q27601812 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q27601812 — Juan Bautista (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Juan Bautista Gorordo (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Johnny Alegre (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: Juan (1) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: john (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: bautista (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: baptiste (opens in a new tab)