Baltazar: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Baltazar – Meaning: may the god [Bel] protect the king – Origin: Babylonian/Akkadian (via Latin Balthazar) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: bahl-tah-ZAR


Baltazar is a Babylonian/Akkadian (via Latin Balthazar) boy's name meaning “may the god [Bel] protect the king”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Baltazar

Meaning: May the god [Bel] protect the king.

Origin: Babylonian/Akkadian (via Latin Balthazar).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Baltazar

Phonetic: bahl-tah-ZAR   IPA: /baltaˈzaɾ/

Popularity of Baltazar

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1915–2024.

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