Hannibal (given name)

Hannibal is a latinization (Greek: Ἀννίβας, Hanníbas) of the Carthaginian masculine given name ḤNBʿL (Punic: 𐤇‬𐤍𐤁‬𐤏‬𐤋‬‬), meaning "Baal is Gracious". Its continued use in later times and cultures ever since is caused mainly by the historical fame of the Carthaginian leader Hannibal, who commanded its forces during the Second Punic War.

"Hannibal" may refer to:

Carthaginians

• Hannibal the Great or Hannibal Barca (247–183/182 BC), general who fought the Roman Republic in the Second Punic War
• Hannibal Mago (died 406 BC), shofet (magistrate) of Carthage in 410 BC
• Hannibal Gisco (died 258 BC), military commander in the First Punic War
• Hannibal the Rhodian, ship captain during the siege of Lilybaeum in the First Punic War
• Hannibal (Mercenary War) (died 238 BC), general
• Hannibal Monomachus, who fought alongside the famous Hannibal

Others

• Hannibal Buress (born 1983), American comedian from Chicago
• Hannibal Day (1804–1891), Union army officer during the American Civil War
• Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
• Hannibal Hamlin (1809–1891), Abraham Lincoln's first vice president
• Hannibal Kimball (1832–1895), American entrepreneur
• Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur (1788–1861), Australian colonist, politician, businessman and wool pioneer
• Hannibal Navies (born 1977), American National Football League player
• Hannibal Potter (1592–1664), English clergyman and President of Trinity College, Oxford
• Hannibal Price (1841–1893), Haitian diplomat and author
• Hannibal Sehested (council president) (1842–1924), Danish Council president
• Hannibal Sehested (governor) (1609–1666), Danish Governor of Norway
• Hannibal Valdimarsson (1903–1991), Icelandic politician

Fiction

• Hannibal Lecter, cannibal
• John "Hannibal" Smith, leader of the A-Team

See also

• Aníbal (name), Spanish/Portuguese equivalent
• Anibal Zahle, Lebanese sports club based in Zahle Lebanon. Club name derived from Hannibal the Great