Balthazar
[ˈbælθəzɑːr]Meaning
akkadian bel-shar-uzur, "bel protects the king"
Background Story
Balthazar comes from the Akkadian Bel-shar-uzur, meaning "Bel protects the king", and is an alternate form of the Babylonian king Belshazzar. It is also spelled Balthasar, Balthassar, Balthazaar or Baltazar, and its Armenian variation is Baghdasar. The Western church settled on this name for one of the Three Wise Men in the 8th century, though the Gospel of Matthew gives no names for them.
Variations
Balthasar, Balthazaar
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