Baxter

Baxter

See also: baxter

English

Etymology

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbækstə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbækstɚ/

Proper noun

Baxter

1. A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
4. A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Placer County, California.
   2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Pueblo County, Colorado.
   3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Union County, Georgia.
   4. A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
   5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Harlan County, Kentucky.
   6. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
   7. A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
   8. An extinct town in New Madrid County, Missouri.
   9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
   10. A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
   11. An unincorporatedcommunity in Henderson County, Texas.
   12. An unincorporatedcommunity in Hay River, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
   13. An unincorporatedcommunity in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
   14. An unincorporatedcommunity in Marion County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Baxter County
• Baxterization