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Hannibal - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hannibal

[ 3 syll. han-ni-bal, ha-nnib-al ] The boy name Hannibal is pronounced as HHAENahBahL KEY. Hannibal is primarily used in the English language and its language of origin is Phoenician. The name's meaning is grace of Baal. The Spanish name Anibal is a variation of the name.

Hannibal is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Hannibal is the name Hanbal.

A famous person named Hannibal is Military Leader, Hannibal Barca, born 247 B.C.183 B.C.

KEY: Pronunciation for Hannibal: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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