Baldassare
Akkadian · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Baldassare
The name 'Baldassare' means "Baal protect the king" or "lord of the treasure," deriving from the Akkadian *Bēl-šar-uṣur* via the Greek and Latin forms of the biblical name Belshazzar.
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Etymology
The name 'Baldassare' means "Baal protect the king" or "lord of the treasure," deriving from the Akkadian *Bēl-šar-uṣur* via the Greek and Latin forms of the biblical name Belshazzar. It is used primarily in Italian culture and Christianity, notably as the traditional name of one of the three Magi (the Wise Men) in the New Testament.
Baldassare currently ranks #4,400 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1924.
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