Balthazar

See also: balthazar

English

Alternative forms

• Baltasar, Baltassar, Balthasar, Belshazzar, Beltshatsar

Etymology

From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ (Baltasar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 (bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Doublet of Belshazzar.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bælˈθeɪzə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ/, /bælˈθeɪzɚ/

Proper noun

Balthazar

1. A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
2. (biblical, historical) a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
3. A male given name from Old Persian.

Translations

one of the Magi

• Armenian: Բաղդասար (Baġdasar)
• Catalan: Baltasar (ca)
• Finnish: Balthasar
• Galician: Baltasar (gl) m
• Greek: Βαλτάσαρ (el) m (Valtásar)
• Hungarian: Boldizsár (hu)
• Italian: Baldassarre (it) m
• Polish: Baltazar (pl) m
• Portuguese: Baltasar m
• Russian: Бальтаза́р (ru) (Balʹtazár)
• Spanish: Baltasar (es)

Babylonian king

• Armenian: Բաղդասար (Baġdasar)
• Esperanto: Belŝacaro
• French: Balthazar (fr)
• Galician: Baltasar (gl) m
• Greek: Βαλτάσαρ (el) m (Valtásar)

  Ancient: Βαλτασαρ m (Baltasar)

• Hebrew: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר m (belshatzár)
• Italian: Baldassar m
• Latin: Baltassar m
• Polish: Baltazar (pl) m
• Russian: Валтаса́р (ru) (Valtasár)

male given name

• Armenian: Բաղդասար (Baġdasar)
• Dutch: Balthazar (nl)
• Galician: Baltasar (gl)
• Italian: Baldassarre (it) m
• Occitan: Baltasar m, Bautesar m
• Polish: Baltazar (pl) m
• Spanish: Baltasar (es)
• Venetian: Baldisèra (vec) m, Baldi m

Noun

Balthazar (plural Balthazars)

1. A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.

Alternative forms

• Balthasar, balthazar

Translations

very large wine bottle