The baby name Baldassare is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /baldasˈsaːre/ (bal-das-SAH-reh); English approximation: /ˌbæl.dəˈsɑːr.eɪ/ (bal-duh-SAR-ay).
The baby name Baldassare is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /baldasˈsaːre/ (bal-das-SAH-reh); English approximation: /ˌbæl.dəˈsɑːr.eɪ/ (bal-duh-SAR-ay).
Baldassare is in Origin.
Baldassare is the Italian form of Balthazar, ultimately from Akkadian Bēl-šarra-uṣur, “Bel protect the king” (Bel being a title for the Babylonian god Marduk). The name entered the biblical tradition as Aramaic/Hebrew Belshazzar, then passed through Greek Baltasar and Latin Balthasar before settling in European vernaculars. Its sense is often rendered “God protect the king” or “may Bel guard the ruler/heir.”
In Europe the name became prominent through the Christian identification of one of the Magi as Balthazar, sustaining its use in liturgy, Epiphany plays, and Renaissance culture. In Italy it carried courtly and humanist overtones; notable bearers include Baldassare Castiglione (author of Il Cortegiano), architect Baldassarre Peruzzi, and composer Baldassare Galuppi. Variants and cognates include Baldassarre (Italian), Balthazar (English/French/German), Baltasar (Spanish/Portuguese), Baltazar (Polish/Czech/Portuguese), and Swedish Baltzar, with Italian nicknames such as Baldo.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 456 | 10,046 |
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