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 Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (Bēltăša'ṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (B-šarra-uṣur, 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 Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (bēletešaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒊩𒆪𒈗𒋀 (beltu-šar-uṣur).

Proper noun

Balthasar

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