Baptista

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin baptista (“baptist”), likely because riffle bugs live on water. Coined by British entomologist William Lucas Distant in 1903. === Proper noun === Baptista f A taxonomic genus within the family Veliidae – certain riffle bugs. === See also === Baptista (genus) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == English == === Etymology === From Romance ( Spanish Baptista and Portuguese Baptista ). === Proper noun === Baptista (plural Baptistas) A surname from the Romance languages, Spanish, or Portuguese. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Baptista is the 9027th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3621 individuals. Baptista is most common among White (57.22%), Hispanic/Latino (15.24) and Black/African American (12.54%) individuals. === See also === == Catalan == === Etymology === From Joan Baptista (“John the Baptist”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəpˈtis.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bapˈtis.ta] === Proper noun === Baptista m a male given name == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Baptista m (proper noun, strong, genitive Baptistä) alternative form of Baptist == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Baptista ? alternative form of Batista