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Balthazar

bal-THAH-zahr

Popularity

#7796

stable

Letters

9

Syllables

3

Origin

English

Total Births

210

Peak Year

#15 in 2014

First Recorded

2001

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Royal & Regal

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Balthazar is a name of Babylonian origin, meaning "God protects the king" or "Baal protects the king."

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Numerology

3

The Creative

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Famous Namesakes

  • Balthazar Getty

    American actor, member of the Getty family.

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

ProtectiveWiseLoyalRegal

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