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View Name: Hamilcar


HAMILCAR
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
PRONOUNCED: hə-MIL-kahr (English), HAM-il-kahr (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "brother of Melqart" from Phoenician ha "brother" combined with the name of the god MELQART. Hamilcar was a 3rd-century BC Carthaginian general, the father of Hannibal.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Amilcare (Italian), Amílcar (Portuguese), Amílcar (Spanish)
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