Meanings
Baltassar1
Baltassar2
- alternativeAlternative form of Belteshazzar.
Origin
Baltassar · proper noun
- Akkadian𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀
- Hebrewבֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
- Ancient GreekΒαλτάσαρ
- LatinBaltassar
- EnglishBaltassar
From Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”).
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Full word history & related roots →Baltassar · proper noun
- Akkadian𒊩𒆪𒈗𒋀
- Hebrewבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר
- Ancient GreekΒαλτάσαρ
- LatinBaltassar
- EnglishBaltassar
From Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (bēletešaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒊩𒆪𒈗𒋀 (beltu-šar-uṣur).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Baltassar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltassar
“Baltassar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltassar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baltassar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltassar.
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