Balthasar

Greek

"God protects the king"

Balthasar Origin and Meaning

The name Balthasar is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "God protects the king".

Balthasar was one of the biblical Three Kings who visited the infant Jesus, also used by Shakespeare and in the oil-rich Getty family; offbeat and intriguing. Balthazar is another, equally appropriate spelling.

Balthasar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2521 on Nameberry

Balthasar Popularity

• 1601 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Balthasar

• Balthasar Charles Prince of Asturias, Crown Prince of Spain
• Balthasar Denner German painter
• Balthasar Klossowski aka Balthus French modern artist
• (Johann) Balthasar Neumann German architect
• Balthasar Beschey Flemish painter
• Balthasar van den Bossche Flemish painter
• Balthasar Bekker Dutch minister and theologian whose writings helped end witch trials
• Balthasar Hubmaier German Anabaptist leader
• Balthasar Glättli Swiss politician
• Balthasar Ferdinand Moll Austrian sculptor
• Balthasar Gerards assassin of William the Silent

Balthasar in Pop Culture

• Balthasar character in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"