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
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- English
- ● 1549 Baltasar StAnthonlin p. 7;
1588 Baltazar DEmar-vol2 p. 16
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1378 Baltasor (gen) hanquetvol1 527,
Balthasar (nom) ibid. 591
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Balthasar HGParis p. 386
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1401 balthasar (dat) HD1401 no. 226
- Early New High German
- ● 1413 Balthazar (nom) mairhofer DCXCVI;
1497 Baltasar Nurn1497 1118,
Baltsar ibid. 1414
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Balthassar (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
- Spain
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- 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
Preview. DO NOT cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Balthasar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Balthasar.