Carthage
Phoenician · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Carthage
The name Carthage derives from the Phoenician "Qart-Hadasht," meaning "new city," combining "qart" (city) and "hadasht" (new).
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Etymology
The name Carthage derives from the Phoenician "Qart-Hadasht," meaning "new city," combining "qart" (city) and "hadasht" (new). It was primarily used in ancient Mediterranean and classical contexts, with historical significance as the name of the powerful Phoenician city-state in North Africa (modern-day Tunisia) that rivaled Rome during the Punic Wars.
Carthage currently ranks #321 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1975.
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