Hannibal

Where Hannibal comes from

From Latin Hannibal, a rendering of Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, “May the Lord (Baal) grace me”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Hannibal
  • Punic
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 247 BC
    Hannibal born
    Carthaginian general
  2. 1809
    Hannibal Hamlin born
    Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
  3. 1885
    Debut at its peak, #936
    #936 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  4. 1886
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.
Namesakes
  • Hannibal · Carthaginian general, 247 BC–183 BC
  • Hannibal Hamlin · Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865, 1809–1891
  • Hannibal Mejbri · Tunisian-French footballer, born 2003
  • Hannibal Buress · American comedian and writer, born 1983
  • Hannibal Gisko · Carthaginian military commander in 1st Punic War, 300 BC–258 BC

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.