Balthasar
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Balthasar.
Proper noun edit
Balthasar
- Alternative form of Balthazar
Noun edit
Balthasar (plural Balthasars)
- Alternative form of Balthazar
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Balthasar
- (biblical, historical) Balthazar, a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ (Baltasar), from Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (bēletešaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒊩𒆪𒈗𒋀 (beltu-šar-uṣur).
Proper noun edit
Balthasar
- (biblical) Belteshazzar, the Babylonian name of the biblical prophet Daniel.