Batton is an
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and
French () surname
with several proposed etymologies. In English it may be a diminutive form of
Batt
Batt may refer to:
People
* Batt (Rapper) (born 1985), Russian rapper, actor, producer
* Batt (surname)
* Batt O'Keeffe (born 1945), Irish politician
* Pseudonym used by the English artist and illustrator, Oswald Barrett (1892–1945)
Industry
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– itself derived from the
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...
''Batte'', a pet form of
Bartholomew
Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو ...
–
and in French a variant of ''
Baston
Baston is a village and parish on the edge of The Fens and in the administrative district of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. The 2011 census reported the parish had 1,469 people in 555 households.
Like most fen-edge parishes, it was l ...
''.
The occurrence in Germany is attributable to the influx of
Huguenot refugees in the 17th and 18th century.
Notable people with this name include:
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Chris Batton
Christopher Sean Batton (born August 24, 1954) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics.
Batton was drafted by the Athletics in the 12th round of the 1972 Major Lea ...
(born 1954), former American baseball pitcher
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Dave Batton
David Robert Batton (born March 26, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the center position.
College career
Batton played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame, ...
(born 1956), retired American basketball player
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Désiré-Alexandre Batton
Désiré-Alexandre Batton (January 2, 1798 in Paris – October 15, 1855 in Versailles) was a French composer. A student of Luigi Cherubini at the Conservatoire de Paris, he composed operas and cantatas; a number of his operas were seen at the ...
(1798–1855), French composer
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Gary Batton
Gary Dale Batton (born December 15, 1966) is a tribal administrator and politician, the current and 47th Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. It is the third-largest federally recognized tribe and second-largest reservation in total area.
Bat ...
(born 1966), Native American politician
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J. D. Batton (1911–1981), American municipal police chief
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English-language surnames
French-language surnames