What does Balthasar mean?

Balthasar means "Baal protect the king"

How do we pronounce Balthasar?

Balthasar \bal-(t)ha-sar, ba-lthas-ar\ is a boy's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Balthasar is pronounced BAEL-THaaZaaR 1.

1 Pronunciation for Balthasar: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Balthasar?

Balthasar's language of origin is Assyrian, and it is used largely in the English and German languages. The name's meaning is 'Baal protect the king'. From Baal meaning 'lord' ; scharra ; usur. The first name is derived from Belshazzar (Hebrew), a name borne by a biblical king. The king's name was taken from Belsharrausur (Babylonian) in reference to the Babylonian god Baal. In early Christian tradition, the name was also supposedly borne by one of the three Magi or wise men from the east who brought gifts to the infant Jesus. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the Middle Ages. In literature, the name was used by Shakespeare for several of his plays, notably The Merchant of Venice (1596-1598), whereby it was the adopted name of the heiress Portia when she was under disguise as a lawyer. The Italian form has sometimes been bestowed in tribute to the 15th-century Blessed Balthasar of Chiavari, venerated in Pavia, Italy. Balthasar has 22 variant forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variant forms used in English consist of Baldasarre meaning of name, name Baldassario meaning, baby name Baltazar, meaning of Balthasaar, Balthazaar definition, short names for Balthazzar, meaning of Baltsaros, nicknames for Bathazar, nicknames for Belshazar, and Belshazzar meaning and origin. The contraction Balt name variations, the diminutive form meaning of Bath, and the variant spelling Balthazar pronounciation are other English forms. Foreign variant forms of Balthasar consist of the Italian nicknames for Baldassare, the Italian short names for Baldassarre, the Slavic name Baldo, the Spanish meaning of Baltasar, the Greek Balto name, the Scandinavian short names for Baltsar, the Scandinavian Baltser name variations, and the Hungarian Boldizsár name popularity. Another foreign variant is the diminutive form Zarek meaning and origin (Polish).

A famous person named Balthasar is Artist Balthus, born Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, 29 February 1908 - 19 February 2001, Paris, France.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Balthasar:

the English baby name Balthazar, the name meaning of Baldasarre, the Spanish Baltasar meaning of name, the English meaning of Baltazar, the name nicknames for Balthasaar, the name nicknames for Balthazaar, the Hungarian short names for Boldizsár, the Italian name Baldassare, the Italian Baldassarre definition, the name Balthazzar pronounciation, the Scandinavian short names for Baltsar, the Scandinavian Baltser name variations, and the name short names for Baldassario.

The baby name Balthasar fun facts:

The name Balthasar in reverse order is "Rasahtlab".

The numerological value of the name Balthasar is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Balthasar?

Balthasar is not in the top boy names in USA.