Hamilcar

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Gender Masculine
Usage Phoenician (Latinized), History
Scripts 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕(Phoenician)
Pronounced Pron. /hə.ˈmɪl.kɑɹ/(American English) /ˈhæm.əl.ˌkɑɹ/(American English) /hə.ˈmɪl.kɑː/(British English) /ˈhæm.əl.ˌkɑː/(British 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.