Baltasar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Baltasar

What is the meaning of the name Baltasar ?

The baby name Baltasar is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bahl-tah-SAHR.

Baltasar is Akkadian, Greek, Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Baltasar is the Spanish form of Latin Balthasar, from Greek Baltasar, a rendering of Akkadian Bēl-šarra-uṣur. The compound joins Bēl, lord and title of the Babylonian god Marduk, with šarra, king in the accusative, and the imperative uṣur, protect. Its literal sense is therefore Bel, protect the king, rather than a native Spanish coinage.

The name entered Christian Europe through biblical and late antique tradition: Belshazzar appears in Daniel, while Balthasar became the western name of one of the Magi, though Matthew does not name them. Spanish usage favors Baltasar; Portuguese and some Slavic languages often use Baltazar, alongside Italian Baldassare and German Balthasar. In the United States it remains rare, chiefly visible in Spanish-speaking communities; Baltasar Gracián is a notable bearer.