Baxter name - Meaning of Baxter

Baxter name - Meaning of Baxter

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
7
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Usage
English
Pronounced
BAKS-tər
Baxter Meaning
From an occupational surname which meant " (female) baker" in Old English. Baxter is derived from the Old English word “baecestre” which means a "female baker". Over time the stress on the "estre" became shortened to "ester", and the word became “bakester” and started to be used for both men and women. The name Baxter is a derivative of this “bakester”.

Baxter Celebrities
Baxter Black - poet, philosopher, Baxter Dury - musician,


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