These names were used in ancient Phoenicia on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, as well as in the Carthaginian Empire.
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AbdemonmPhoenician Of unknown origin, name borne by a king of Cyprus (fl. 5th century BCE).
Abdi-milkutti𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕mPhoenician Possibly deriving in part from the Phoenician element 𐤌𐤋𐤊 milk ("king"). Name borne by a King of Sidon who rebelled against Assyrian rule.
AbimilkimPhoenician Means "my father is king", deriving in part from the Phoenician element 𐤌𐤋𐤊 milk ("king"). Name borne by a prince of Tyre known from his correspondance with Akenhaten, recorded in the Amarna letters.
Carthalo𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤑mPhoenician Carthalo was an officer in Hannibal's army during the Second Punic War.
CucuphasmPhoenician Phoenician origin with the meaning of "he who jokes" or "he who likes to joke". Saint Cucuphas is a is a martyr of Spain who lived from roughly 269 A.D. to 304 A.D. ... [more]
Eshmunazar𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤆𐤓mPhoenician Meaning "Eshmun helps" (Eshmun was a Phoenician god of healing and the tutelary god of Sidon). Name borne by two kings of Sidon.
IthobaalmBiblical, Phoenician It is borne by the father (ithobaal I) of the biblical queen Jezebel and other Phoenician kings mentioned by the historian Josephus and Assyrian sources... [more]
Tabnit𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤕mPhoenician Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a king of Sidon (fl. 549-539 BCE), known for his elaborate sarcophagus which was unearthed in 1887. A later king of Sidon also bore this name, but is more commonly known by the Hellenized variant Tennes.
Yatonmilk𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤊mPhoenician Means "the king gives", deriving from the Phoenician elements 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yaton, ("to give") and 𐤌𐤋𐤊 milk ("king"). Name borne by a king of Sidon.