Hannibal
Phoenician · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Hannibal
The name 'Hannibal' means "grace of Ba'al" or "Ba'al is gracious," derived from the Phoenician elements *ḥann* ("grace") and *Ba'al* ("lord").
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Etymology
The name 'Hannibal' means "grace of Ba'al" or "Ba'al is gracious," derived from the Phoenician elements *ḥann* ("grace") and *Ba'al* ("lord"). It was used primarily in the ancient Carthaginian (Punic) culture, associated with the worship of the Phoenician god Ba'al, and is most famously borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca who fought Rome in the Second Punic War.
Hannibal currently ranks #11,151 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2015.
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