Baxter - Meaning of Baxter

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[ 2 syll. bax-ter, ba-xt-er ] The baby boy name Baxter is sometimes used as a girl name. It is pronounced as BAEST-er †. Baxter is used chiefly in the English language, and its origin is English and Old English. From Old English roots, its meaning is baker.

Baxter is a variant of the name Baker (English).

Baxe, Baxley, Baxtar, Baxtir, Baxtor, Baxtur, Baxtyr, and Baxy are variants of Baxter.

Baxie (diminutive form) and Bax (English contraction) are other variants of Baxter.

See also the related category english.

Baxter is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.007% of baby boys being given the name Baxter. It ranked at #799 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity, and is today of very light use. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Baxter, Baker was the most regularly used. In the past century Baxter has mostly been a baby boy name.

Baby names that sound like Baxter include Badir, Baxtor, Baxtyr, Bustar, Buster, Víctor, Bakhtiyar, Bozidar, and Bozydar.

† Pronunciation for Baxter: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"