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“May Bel protect the king”
[ˈbɒltɒzaːr] · Hungarian
01 / Meaning & origin
Baltazár is a masculine given name documented in Hungarian and Slovak. English Wiktionary traces it to Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀, with the stated meaning “May Bel protect the king”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Baltazar (Czech, Spanish)
Meaning: “May Bel protect the king”
From Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (“Bēl-šarra-uṣur”, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Cognate with English Balthazar.
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04 / Through time
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Baltazar— “war council(?)”
Baltazar, _m._ _Ill._ Pers. war council(?), 211
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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