Baptiste is a French given name or surname, and may be a shortened form of Jean-Baptiste (literally, John the Baptist).
Famous quotes containing the word baptiste:
“Mrs. Baptiste came in and rocked a chair
That had as many motions as the world:”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“A Republican by principle and devotion, I will, until my death, oppose all Royalists ... and all enemies of my Government and the Republic.”
—Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (1763–1844)
“Napoleon has not been conquered by men. He was greater than any of us. God punished him because he relied solely on his own intelligence until that incredible instrument was so strained that it broke.”
—Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (1763–1844)