Balthazar

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM	Mike C	update #109
7/11/2018, 11:16 AM	Mike C	update #100
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend

Pronounced Pron. /ˈbæl.θə.ˌzɑɹ/(American English) /ˈbæl.θə.ˌzɑː/(British English)

Meaning & History

Variant of Belshazzar. Balthazar is the name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who visited the newborn Jesus. He was said to have come from Arabia. This name was utilized by Shakespeare for minor characters in The Comedy of Errors (1594) and The Merchant of Venice (1596).