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Baxter (name)

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Baxter is an English name, originally from the English occupational surname meaning baker, from the early Middle English bakstere and the Old English bæcere. The form Bakster was originally feminine, with Baker as the masculine equivalent, but over time both names came to apply to both men and women. Ancient variations in the spelling of the surname include Bakster, Baxstar, Baxstair, Baxstare and Baxster.[2][3]

Baxter
Baker baking bread in an oven—miniature in a 13th-century psalter
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaning"A baker"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Bakster, Baxstar, Baxstair, Baxstare, Baxster
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  • Baxter Black (1945–2022), American cowboy, poet, philosopher, former large-animal veterinarian, and radio commentator
  • Baxter Dury, pop singer, son of Ian Dury
  • Baxter Ennis, American politician

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  1. ^ "Baxter Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. ^ Baxter Name Meaning and History
  3. ^ Surname: Baxter
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