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Balthasar

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Balthasar ♂ Name ascribed in medieval Christian tradition to one of the three wise men of the Orient who brought gifts to the infant Jesus. The name is a variant of that of the biblical king Belshazzar and means ‘Baal protect the king’. It has never been a common given name in the English-speaking world.

Variant: Balthazar.

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Balthasar

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Balthasar the traditional name of one of the Magi.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Balthasar." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Balthasar." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Balthasar.html

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Balthasar

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Balthasar ♂ (German) .

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Balthasar." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Balthasar.html

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Balthasar." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Balthasar.html

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