Balthazar

Balthazar

See also: balthazar

English

Alternative forms

• Balthasar
• Belshazzar

Etymology

From Latin Balthasar, equivalent of the English biblical Belshazzar. 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”).

Proper noun

Balthazar

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

Translations

one of the Magi

Armenian: Բաղդասար (Bałdasar) Finnish: Balthasar Greek: Βαλτάσαρ m (Valtásar)

Italian: Baldassarre (it) m Portuguese: Baltasar m Russian: Бальтаза́р (ru) (Balʹtazár)

Babylonian king

Armenian: Բաղդասար (Bałdasar) Esperanto: Belŝacaro French: Balthazar (fr) Greek: Βαλτάσαρ m (Valtásar)

Hebrew: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר‎ m (belshatzár) Italian: Baldassar m Russian: Валтаса́р (ru) (Valtasár)

male given name

Galician: Baltasar (gl) Italian: Baldassarre (it) 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

• balthazar

Translations

very large wine bottle