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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Balthasar m. Hebrew רצאשלב, Phoenician 𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤅-𐤓𐤀𐤔-𐤕𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁 'God protects the king'.

The traditional name of one of the three Magi. Wyclif (1395): Balthasar.

England
English
1549 Baltasar StAnthonlin p. 7; 1588 Baltazar DEmar-vol2 p. 16
France
Latin
1378 Baltasor (gen) hanquetvol1 527, Balthasar (nom) ibid. 591
Middle French
1418 Balthasar HGParis p. 386
Germany
Latin
1401 balthasar (dat) HD1401 no. 226
Early New High German
1413 Balthazar (nom) mairhofer DCXCVI; 1497 Baltasar Nurn1497 1118, Baltsar ibid. 1414
Italy
Latin
1527 Balthassar (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
Spain
Latin
1487 Balthasar (nom) carbonell p. 10; 1488 Baltasar (nom) ibid. p. 21, Baltasaris (gen) ibid. p. 25; 1490 Baltasaris (gen) ibid. p. 43
Catalan
1510 Baltasar valencia1510 3825, Balthasar ibid. 438
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