# Balthazar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bælˈθeɪzə/ · frequency rank #48,077

## Definitions
1. A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
2. a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
3. A male given name from Old Persian.

## Etymology
From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Doublet of Belshazzar.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ablthazar`, `balhtazar`, `ballthazar`, `baltahzar`, `balthaazr`, `balthazarr`, `balthazra`, `balthazzar`, `balthhazar`, `balthzaar`, `baltthazar`, `batlhazar`, `bbalthazar`, `blathazar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/balthazar