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Hannibal name meaning

First Name
726
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
1k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Hannibal mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Hannibal

User Submitted Origins

Arabic
70%
Berber
10%
Eritrea
10%
Spanish
10%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Tunisia says the name Hannibal means "Grace".
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Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
  2. General who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
Wiktionary

From Latin Hannibal, from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋‎ (ḥnbʿl), a compound of 𐤇𐤍‎ (ḥn, “grace”) and 𐤁𐤏𐤋‎ (bʿl, “master”), originally meaning “grace of (the god) Baal”, “(the god) Baal has been gracious”.

  1. A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.
  2. A city in Missouri.

Hannibal was also found in the following language(s): Faroese, Latin, and Portuguese

Notable Persons Named Hannibal

Notable Persons Named Hannibal

Hannibal

Hannibal is a military person.

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Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter is a psychiatrist and surgeon. Hannibal is also known as Lloyd Wyman, Dr. Fell, Mr. Closter, and Miss Hester Mofet.

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Hannibal Buress

Hannibal was born on February 4th, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Hannibal Hamlin

Hannibal Hamlin was an office holder. Hannibal was born on August 27th, 1809 in Paris, Maine. He breathed his last breath on July 4th, 1891.

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Hannibal King

Hannibal King is a comics character.

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Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi

Hannibal was born as the child of Muammar Gaddafi and Safia Farkash on September 20th, 1975 in Tripoli.

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  • Hannibal Goodwin
  • Hannibal Lokumbe
    Musician
  • Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur
  • Hannibal Sehested
    Prime Minister
  • Hannibal Kimball
    Businessperson
  • Hannibal Day
  • Hannibal Evans Lloyd
  • Hannibal Lafayette Godwin
    Congressman
  • Hannibal Fegth

Notable Persons With the Last Name Hannibal

Notable Persons With the Last Name Hannibal

Hannibal

Hannibal is a military person.

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Robin Hannibal

Robin Hannibal is a record producer and songwriter. Robin was given the name Robin Hannibal Mølsted Braun . Robin is also known as Braun and Robin.

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The Mighty Hannibal

The Mighty Hannibal was a rhythm, blues, soul music, and funk singing, songwriter, and record producer. He plays Human voice. He was most active from 1954 to 1954. The was given the name James Timothy Shaw on August 9th, 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The is also known as Hannibal, King Hannibal, Shaw, and James Timothy. He breathed his last breath on January 30th, 2014.

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Marc Hannibal

Marc was born in 1931 in St. Louis. Marc is also known as Frank Charles Hannibal Jr.. He left this life on July 23rd, 2011.

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Heinrich Hannibal

Heinrich was born on November 19th, 1889 in Söllingen. He died on May 9th, 1971.

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Lars Hannibal

Lars was born on July 15th, 1951 in Aarhus.

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Common last names for Hannibal

Common first names for Hannibal

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Hannibal U.S.
  White 40.42% 64.26%
  African American 49.69% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.00% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.86% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 6.18% 16.26%

Of Last Name Hannibal

People with the last name Hannibal are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Hannibal

  • How Popular is the name Hannibal? Hannibal is the 13,340th most popular name of all time. As a last name Hannibal was the 20,502nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Hannibal have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 726 babies born with the first name Hannibal in the United States. That's more than enough people named Hannibal to occupy the territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) with an estimated population of 605 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Hannibal? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1885 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Hannibal first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Hannibal is Friday, November 10th, 1871.
  • What year had the most people named Hannibal born? The highest recorded use of the first name Hannibal was in 2015 with a total of 19 babies.
  • Random Hannibal Factoid: According to the 1984 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Hannibal is not a popular baby boy's name in New York. Imagine that, only 5 babies in New York have the same name in 1984.
  • Weird things about the name Hannibal: The name spelled backwards is Labinnah. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Hilbnaan. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Hannibal? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,294 people with the last name Hannibal.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Hannibal? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Hannibal as their last name since less than 1 person in 227k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Hannibal name meaning

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