Hamilcar

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12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
7/11/2018, 11:16 AM	Mike C	update #100
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Phoenician (Latinized), History

Scripts 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕(Phoenician)

Pronounced Pron. /hə.ˈmɪl.kɑɹ/(English) /ˈhæm.əl.ˌkɑɹ/(English)

Meaning & History

Possibly means "brother of Melqart", derived from Phoenician 𐤀𐤇 (ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" combined with the name of the god Melqart. This was a common Punic name. Among the notable bearers was Hamilcar Barca, a 3rd-century BC Carthaginian general who was the father of Hannibal and Hasdrubal.