Balthazar

Meanings

Proper Noun

• a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
• A male given name from Old Persian.

Noun

• A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.

Origin

• From , from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ, from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר, attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀. Belshazzar.