Gioan Baotixita

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Spanish Juan Bautista. Cognate with English John the Baptist.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zwaːn˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ ti˧˧ si˧˧ taː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jwaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ tɪj˧˧ sɪj˧˧ taː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jwaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ tɪj˧˧ sɪj˧˧ taː˧˧]
Phonetic: gioan bao ti xi ta

Proper noun

Gioan Baotixita

(Roman Catholicism) John the Baptist

Usage notes

This name is often used as a saint name, similar to the use of Jean-Baptiste among French Catholics.

Synonyms

Giăng Báp-tít (Protestantism)

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