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 unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado.
   3. An unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia.
   4. A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
   5. An unincorporated community 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 unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
   10. A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
   11. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
   12. An unincorporated community in Hay River, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
   13. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
   14. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Baxter County
• Baxterization
• Yang-Baxter equation