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Hannibal

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Hannibal: Punic and Assyrian Meaning of Hannibal: "grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune"
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These days, it's thought of less as the name of the great general and more as the first name of Lecter the fictional cannibal. Either association is too heavy for a child to bear.

Famous People Named Hannibal

Hannibal Hamlin, 15th Vice President of the US (1861-1865)
Hannibal, Carthaginian general

Pop Culture References for the Name Hannibal

Hannibal Lecter, character in a series of horror novels and films by Thomas Harris
Hannibal Smith, played by Liam Neeson in "The A-Team"

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