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.

# 1292 on Nameberry

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Balthasar Popularity

Famous People Named Balthasar

  • Balthasar CharlesPrince of Asturias, Crown Prince of Spain
  • Balthasar DennerGerman painter
  • Balthasar Klossowski aka BalthusFrench modern artist
  • (Johann) Balthasar NeumannGerman architect
  • Balthasar BescheyFlemish painter
  • Balthasar van den BosscheFlemish painter
  • Balthasar BekkerDutch minister and theologian whose writings helped end witch trials
  • Balthasar HubmaierGerman Anabaptist leader
  • Balthasar GlättliSwiss politician
  • Balthasar Ferdinand MollAustrian sculptor
  • Balthasar Gerardsassassin of William the Silent

Balthasar in Pop Culture

  • Balthasarcharacter in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"