Battista
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Battista is a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

 also surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

 which means Baptist
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...

 in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

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  • Battista Agnese
    Battista Agnese
    Battista Agnese was a cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic.In 1525 he prepared an early map of Muscovy that was based on the geographical data, narrated to Paolo Giovio by the Russian ambassador Dmitry Gerasimov.His workshop produced at least 71 manuscript...

  • Bobbie Battista
    Bobbie Battista
    Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Battista is an American journalist and a former prominent newscaster with the Cable News Network . During her 20-year career with the cable news company, Battista anchored numerous programs on CNN, CNN Headline News and CNN International...

  • Giovanni Battista
    Giovanni Battista
    Giovanni Battista, was a common Italian given name in the 16th-18th centuries, which in English means "John the Baptist". The French variation is "Jean-Baptiste". Common nicknames include Giambattista, Gianbattista or Giovambattista. The Genoese nickname was Baciccio, and a common shortening was...

  • Orlando Aloysius Battista
    Orlando Aloysius Battista
    Orlando Aloysius Battista , also frequently referred to as O.A. Battista, was a Canadian-American chemist and author...

    , Canadian chemist and author.
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