BALTHASAR  

Gender: M
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "God protects the king"

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.

International Variations:
Baltasaru (French) Balthazar, Belshazzar (Hebrew) Baldassare (Italian) Baltasar (Spanish)

Balthasar is being discussed in our message boards:

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Read Nameberry blog posts about Balthasar:

• CHRISTMAS NAMES: Beyond Nicholas and Noel
• CHRISTMAS NAMES BEYOND NICHOLAS AND NOEL