Amilcar
Phoenician · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Amilcar
The name 'Amilcar' means "friend of Melqart" or "prince of Melqart," derived from the Phoenician elements *'am* ("people" or "kinsman") and *Melqart* (the chief god of Tyre).
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Etymology
The name 'Amilcar' means "friend of Melqart" or "prince of Melqart," derived from the Phoenician elements *'am* ("people" or "kinsman") and *Melqart* (the chief god of Tyre). It was historically used in Carthaginian culture, notably by the general Hamilcar Barca (father of Hannibal), and is still found in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking regions, though it has no specific religious association today.
Amilcar currently ranks #4,547 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2006.
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