Balthazar

Variant of BELSHAZZAR. Baltazar is the name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who visited the newborn Jesus.

BELSHAZZAR   male   Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical
From בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (Belshatzzar), the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Bel-sarra-usur meaning "BA'AL protect the king". This was the name of the son of Nabonidus, the last king of the Babylonian Empire before it was conquered by the Persians in the 6th century BC. In the Old Testament Book of Daniel Belshazzar is the last king of Babylon who sees the mystical handwriting on the wall, which is interpreted by Daniel to portend the end of the empire.
BA'AL   male   Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Semitic ba'al meaning "lord" or "possessor". This was the name of various local deities, often associated with storms and fertility, who were worshipped by the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and other peoples of the ancient Near East.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN: Bel-Sarra-Usur, Belshazzar
ARMENIAN: Baghdasar
BIBLICAL GREEK: Baltasar
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Belshatzzar
BIBLICAL LATIN: Baltassar
BIBLICAL: Belshazzar
HUNGARIAN: Boldizsár
ITALIAN: Baldassare
JUDEO-CHRISTIAN LEGEND: Baltazar, Balthasar
SPANISH: Baltasar