Meaning and Origin
What does the name Baker mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Baker is of English origin and means "The owner of the village oven. Where people could bake their bread for a small charge and later the Baker".
- According to a user from Maryland, U.S., the name Baker means "The one who bakes".
- One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
- A portable oven in which baking is done.(U.S)
Etymology: AS. bæcere. See Bake (v. t.)
- Someone who bakes bread or cake
- Someone who bakes commercially
From Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere (“baker”), from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -er. Cognate with Dutch bakker (“baker”), German Bäcker (“baker”), Swedish bagare (“baker”), Icelandic bakari (“baker”).
- A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
- A portable oven for baking.
baker was also found in the following language(s): Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, and Slovene