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Baxter
Baker baking bread in an oven—miniature in a 13th-century psalter
Language(s)
English Meaning "A baker" Region of origin
England Variant form(s) Bakster, Baxstar, Baxstair, Baxstare, Baxster Frequency comparisons:
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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.
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People with the surname
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Al Baxter , Australian rugby union player
Alain Baxter , Scottish skier
Alan Baxter (disambiguation) , the name of several people
Alexander Baxter , Scottish-Australian politician
Alexander G. Baxter (1859–1934), New York state senator
Alfred Baxter (disambiguation) , the name of several people
Amy Lynn Baxter , American model and actress
Anne Baxter , American actress
Annie Baxter , American radio reporter
Annie White Baxter (1864–1944), Missouri politician
Archibald Baxter , New Zealand pacifist
Archie E. Baxter (1844–1925), Scottish-American lawyer and politician
Arlene Baxter , American model
Ashleigh Baxter (born 1991), Irish rugby union player
Annie M. Baxter (born 1976)
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J. Clifford Baxter , Enron executive
J.R. Baxter (1887–1960), American gospel musician
J. Sidlow Baxter , Australian theologian
Jacob Baxter , Canadian politician
James Baxter (disambiguation) , several people named James, Jim or Jimmy
Jane Baxter , German-born British actress
Jayne Baxter , Scottish politician
Jean Rae Baxter , Canadian author
Jeff Baxter , American guitarist and government consultant
John Baxter (disambiguation) , the name of several people
Jose Baxter , English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield United
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People with the given name
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
Fictional characters with the name
Baxter, Ron Burgundy's dog in the film
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Dash Baxter, character from
Danny Phantom
Baxter (mascot) , the mascot for the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team
Baxter Basics , character from British comic Viz
Baxter Stockman , in the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
Bella Gloria Baxter, Jeffery Baxter, Charlotte Baxter, George Baxter and Alice Baxter, in
Miss BG
Bruce Baxter, lead character in Peter Jackson's
King Kong (2005 film)
Buster Baxter , character from American children's
Arthur (TV series)
C. C. Baxter (Calvin Cliff), played by Jack Lemmon in
The Apartment , 1960 film
Chris Baxter, a police chief in the 2002 flash animated series Joe Zombie
Corrine Baxter , in
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
Cory Baxter , in
That's So Raven and
Cory in the House
Denton Baxter, Irish landowner in
Open Range (2003 film) played by Michael Gambon
Evan Baxter, played by Steve Carell in
Evan Almighty (2007 film)
Georgette Franklin Baxter, in
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mike Baxter, played by Tim Allen in
Last Man Standing (U.S. TV series)
Phyllis Baxter, lady's maid to the Countess of Grantham in
Downton Abbey
Raven Baxter, in
That's So Raven
Robert Baxter, in
Time Crisis II
Roger Baxter, Lauren "Betty" Baxter and Blythe Baxter in
Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)
Rupert Baxter , Lord Emsworth's secretary in the stories of
P. G. Wodehouse
Tanya Baxter , in That's So Raven
Ted Baxter , in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Victor Baxter , in That's So Raven and Cory in the House
Mr. Baxter , in
The Adventures of Tintin
C.O. Baxter Bayley in
Orange Is the New Black
See also
References
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