Hannibal
HAN-ih-bəl
A legendary Carthaginian name often glossed as “grace of Baal.”
Meaning
The name is traditionally explained as Phoenician, with the meaning “grace of Baal.” The excerpt also connects Hannibal with Hebrew-style names built on the element for “grace,” but the core old etymological gloss given here is the religious sense attached to Baal.
Origin
PhoenicianLatinEnglishmasculine
Fun fact
19th-century name books note that the Romans wrote it both as Annibal and Hannibal when referring to Carthage’s famous general.