I really like the name, but I would never ever use it on a person. I named my stuffed bunny Jean-Baptiste. I cannot imagine using Jean-Baptiste in a conversation, like "Hey Jean-Baptiste, did you see that movie that came out?" I suppose it could always be shortened to Jean. It's just too complicated for me.
I like the name Jean-Baptiste. It sounds chic, elegant, sophisticated and very French, of course, which I like. I also like that it's double barreled; I mean, I'm a little biased, I guess, since my middle name, Hayleyann, is double barreled (without the hyphen), but still. Overall, I think Jean-Baptiste is a beautiful name.
Jean-Baptiste Godart (25 November 1775 – 27 July 1825) was a French entomologist. He was born in Origny, France. Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth.
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829) is a French naturalist who coined the word 'biologie' (biology) to talk about the study of living beings in his scientific book "Hydrogéologie". He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Jean-Baptiste Lully is the gallicized name of Giovanni Battista Lulli (1632-1687), a composer and violonist of Italian origin born in Florence who was naturalized as French in 1661. He spent most of his career in the court of the French king Louis XIV.
Jean-Baptiste Lego (1766-1794) is a Catholic martyr. He was a priest in Angers, France who was killed with his brother, René, during the French Revolution. He was canonized on February 19, 1984 by Pope John Paul II. His feast date is January 1.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) was the outstanding French sculptor of his period.
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Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau was the son of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. He was born during the Lewis and Clark expedition. He was a favorite of William Clark, who called him Pomp or Pompy.