The baby name Belsazar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /bɛlˈsɑːzər/; respelling: bel-SAH-zar.
Belsazar is Akkadian in Origin.
The baby name Belsazar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /bɛlˈsɑːzər/; respelling: bel-SAH-zar.
Belsazar is Akkadian in Origin.
Belsazar derives from the Akkadian Bel-šar-uṣur, meaning “Bel, protect the king” or “May Bel safeguard the king.” The name entered biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, then passed to Latin and European vernaculars; the spelling Belsazar is characteristic of German and some Central/Eastern European usage, reflecting Lutherbibel tradition.
As the name of the Babylonian ruler in the Book of Daniel - the host of the fateful feast with the “writing on the wall” - Belsazar carried an ominous tone, so it has seen only sparse given-name use. It gained literary resonance in German through Heinrich Heine’s poem Belsazar and Robert Schumann’s ballad Belsatzar, and appears in musical works such as Handel’s oratorio Belshazzar. Variants include English Belshazzar, German Belsazar/Belsatzar, Spanish Belsasar, Polish Belsazar, and Czech/Slovak Belšazar; related forms are Balthazar/Baltasar and Italian Baldassarre. Today Belsazar remains rare but striking, with a stately cadence and distinctive z sound.
Belsazar is far from common. In all, it turns up just 18 times, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #973 | 10 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
Belsazar is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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