baxter means A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
baxter is pronounced /ˈbækstə/.
Etymology
From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.
name
- A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
- A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia.
- A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
- A number of places in the United States:; A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
- A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in New Madrid County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
- A number of places in the United States:; A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
noun
- A baker (originally, a female baker).“It isn't the city bakers who are guilty of making underweight loaves or overcharging for them; it's the women baxters.”