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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Balthasar m. Hebrew בלשאצר, Phoenician 𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤅-𐤓𐤀𐤔-𐤕𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁 'God protects the king'.

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

England
Dutch
● 1576 Baltasar AuFr Deick; 1591 Balthasar ibid. Fabri
Early Modern 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; 1491 Baltasar (nom) ibid. p. 62, Baltasaris (gen) ibid. p. 65; 1492 Baltasaris (gen) ibid. p. 66
Catalan
● 1510 Baltasar valencia1510 3825, Balthasar ibid. 438
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Balthasar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Balthasar.