Bata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bata"

English

Etymology

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

Bata (plural Batas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bata is the 40494^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bata”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 113.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Batta.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bata f

1. A commune of Arad, Romania
2. A village in Bata, Arad, Romania