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.

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Balthasar Popularity

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"