Balthasar

English

Etymology

From Middle English Balthasar.

Proper noun

Balthasar

  1. Alternative form of Balthazar

Noun

Balthasar (plural Balthasars)

  1. Alternative form of Balthazar

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ (Baltasar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר‎ (bēlšaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 (bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”).

Proper noun

Balthasar

  1. (biblical, historical) Balthazar, a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.

Etymology 2

From Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ (Baltasar), from Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר‎ (bēletešaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒊩𒆪𒈗𒋀 (beltu-šar-uṣur).

Proper noun

Balthasar

  1. (biblical) Belteshazzar, the Babylonian name of the biblical prophet Daniel.
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