bata

Bata is a term with multiple meanings in different languages and contexts.

Bata is most widely known as the name of the Bata Shoe Company, a global footwear manufacturer and retailer. The company was founded in 1894 by Tomas Bata in Zlín, then part of Austria-Hungary. It grew into a multinational business with manufacturing plants and retail operations in many countries, and the Bata name became associated with affordable, mass-produced footwear and an integrated distribution network.

In Filipino languages such as Tagalog, bata means child. This everyday usage is unrelated to the footwear brand but shares the same phonetic form in many languages.

Beyond these uses, Bata also appears as a surname and in various geographic or institutional names in different regions. As with many short terms, its meaning depends on the language and context in which it is used.