Hannibal

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈhænɪbəl//

A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

proper noun

1
A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.
2
A city in Missouri, United States.
Hannibal, as a city, may have many sins to answer for, but ingratitude is not one of them, or reverence for the great men she has produced, and as the years go by her greatest son, Mark Twain, or S. L. Clemens as a few of the unlettered call him, grows in the estimation and regard of the residents of the town he made famous and the town that made him famous.

Etymology

From Latin Hannibal, a rendering of Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, “May the Lord (Baal) grace me”).

Forms

plural: Hannibals

Hank · A diminutive of the male given name Henry.Hanna · A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.Hannah · Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.

Hannibal · A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Hans · A male given name from German.Hansen · A surname from the North Germanic languages A surname from…Hanson · A surname originating as a patronymic.

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