About Balthasar
The surname Balthasar is of German origin and is derived from the given name Balthasar, which itself has biblical roots. Balthasar is a variant of the name Belshazzar, a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel. The name Balthasar is often associated with the Three Wise Men or Magi who visited the baby Jesus in Christian tradition. As a surname, Balthasar is likely to have been originally given to someone who was believed to possess the qualities or characteristics associated with the biblical figure, such as wisdom or nobility.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Balthasar based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Balthasar in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Balthasar using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.