Given name
Belshazzar
“baal protect the king”
Belshazzar is a variant of Balthasar. One interpretation is “baal protect the king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Belshazzar is a variant of Balthasar. One interpretation is “baal protect the king.”
Explained through its name family
Belshazzar’s family of names
Belshazzar has a related form in Balthasar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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