Baltasar
Akkadian · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Baltasar
The name 'Baltasar' means "Baal protects the king" or "protected by Baal," derived from the Akkadian *Bēl-šar-uṣur* via Greek and Latin.
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Etymology
The name 'Baltasar' means "Baal protects the king" or "protected by Baal," derived from the Akkadian *Bēl-šar-uṣur* via Greek and Latin. It is used in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions, notably as one of the three Magi (Wise Men) in the New Testament, and historically as the name of the last king of Babylon (Belshazzar) in the Book of Daniel.
Baltasar currently ranks #11,657 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1916.
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