Hannibal

Punic and Assyrian

"grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune"

Hannibal Origin and Meaning

The name Hannibal is a boy's name of Assyrian origin meaning "grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune".

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.

Popularity of the name Hannibal

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Famous People Named Hannibal

• Hannibal Carthaginian general who hounded Rome in the Second Punic War (218,201 BC)
• Hannibal Hamlin 15th Vice President of the US (1861,5)
• Hannibal Amir Buress American comedian
• Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson) American jazz trumpeter
• St. Hannibal Mary di Francia Italian Saint of the Roman Catholic Church and Rogationist
• (Hannibal) Hamlin Garland American novelist and short story writer
• Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
• Hannibal Ingalls Kimball American businessman
• Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur Australian colonialist and businessman
• Hannibal Navies American NFL player
• Hannibal Sehested Danish Governor,general of Norway
• Hannibal Penney American actor best known for playing Dr. Clem Moultrie in the 1975 show “Ryan’s Hope”.
• Hannibal Lanham American calisthenics athlete and YouTuber, under the name “Hannibal For King”.

The name Hannibal in Pop Culture

• Hannibal Lecter character in a series of horror novels and films by Thomas Harris
• Hannibal Smith played by Liam Neeson in "The A,Team"
• Hannibal Chollop from "Martin Chuzzlewit" (1844) by Charles Dickens
• Hannibal King Detective character in the Marvel comics
• Hannibal an elephant character in the 'Heroes Of Olympus' series
• Hannibal Bates aka Everyman character on TV's "The Flash"
• Hannibal Niccals Murdoc of the Brit band Gorillaz's brother.