Baxter

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbækstə//
United States//ˈbækstɚ//

A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.

proper noun

1
A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
4
A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
5
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
6
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado.
7
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia.
8
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
9
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
10
A number of places in the United States: A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
11
A number of places in the United States: A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
12
A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in New Madrid County, Missouri.
13
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
14
A number of places in the United States: A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
15
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hay River, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.

Etymology

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.

bauer · A German farmer or peasant.Bauer · A surname from German.baxter · A baker (originally, a female baker).

Baxter · A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.

bay · A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave…Bay · A region of Somalia.Baylor · A male given name.

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