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Baltasar

bal-tah-SAR

Letters

8

Syllables

3

Origin

Persian

Total Births

56

Peak Year

#7 in 1916

First Recorded

1916

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Classic & Timeless

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Of Babylonian origin, meaning 'Bel protect the king,' from the name of the Babylonian god Bel and *shar* 'king'.

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Numerology

6

The Nurturer

Caring, responsible, and loving. Names at 6 resonate with warmth and family devotion.

Famous Namesakes

  • Baltasar Gracián

    Spanish Jesuit priest and baroque prose writer

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

WiseProtectiveStrongNoble

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