Balthazar (also spelled Balthasar, Balthassar, or Baltazar), from
Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 Bel-shar-uzur, meaning "
Bel protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to
Balthazar (magus), one of the
Three Wise Men, at least in the west. Though no names are given in the
Gospel of Matthew, this was one of the names the Western church settled on in the 8th century, based on the original meaning, though other names were used by Eastern churches. It is an alternate form of the Babylonian king Belshazzar, mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
^Patrick Hanks. Bagdassarian // Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2013. p. 83,
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Balthazar (also spelled Balthasar, Balthassar, or Baltazar), from
Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 Bel-shar-uzur, meaning "
Bel protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to
Balthazar (magus), one of the
Three Wise Men, at least in the west. Though no names are given in the
Gospel of Matthew, this was one of the names the Western church settled on in the 8th century, based on the original meaning, though other names were used by Eastern churches. It is an alternate form of the Babylonian king Belshazzar, mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
^Patrick Hanks. Bagdassarian // Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2013. p. 83,
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.