Bata
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bata"
English edit
Etymology edit
Various origins:
- Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname.
- Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man.
- Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”).
- Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”), probably used as a nickname.
Proper noun edit
Bata (plural Batas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bata is the 40494th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 540 individuals. Bata is most common among White (68.89%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.48%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bata”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 113.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hungarian Batta.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
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