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.
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Baltasar BoonenGes p. 371,
Balthasars (gen) ibid. p. 387
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Baltzer KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- Dutch
- ● 1576 Baltasar AuFr Deick;
1591 Balthasar ibid. Fabri
- Early Modern English
- ● 1549 Baltasar StAnthonlin p. 7;
1588 Baltazar DEmar-vol2 p. 16
- Walloon
- ● 1583 Balcasar RWC p. 437;
1584 Balthasar ibid. p. 8
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1378 Baltasor (gen) hanquetvol1 527,
Balthasar (nom) ibid. 591
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Balthasar DdB1418 p. 212,
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;
1555 Baltisarn (dat) MHCG2 335
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1464 Baldasal (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI;
1490 Baldasaris (gen) VitAs2 III,
Baldassaris (gen) ibid. II;
1521 Baldasar (nom) ibid. IV,
Baltasari (gen) ibid. V;
1527 Balthassar (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1487 Balthasar (nom) carbonell-I 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
- Spanish
- ● 1575 Baltasar Catalogo-5.2 3818;
1576 Baltasar ibid. 3930
- Switzerland
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- Early New High German
- ● 1553 Balthasar (nom) MHCG2 330;
1554 Balltasar (nom) ibid. 332
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Balthasar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Balthasar.