Hamilcar

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Pronounced： [ hə-MIL-kahr (English), HAM-il-kahr (English) ]
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Usage：Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History

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.

MELQART male Near Eastern Mythology

From Phoenician mlk "king" and qrt "city". This was the name of a Phoenician god worshipped especially in the city of Tyre.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN: Hamilcar

HISTORY: Hamilcar

ITALIAN: Amilcare

PORTUGUESE: Amílcar

SPANISH: Amílcar

OTHER FORMS

NEAR EASTERN MYTHOLOGY: Melqart