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hannibal

/ˈhænɪbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
han-ni-bal
IPA
/ˈhænɪbəl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Hannibal, a rendering of Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, “May the Lord (Baal) grace me”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hannibal, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hannibals (plural)

Derived Forms

Fannibal Hannibalesque Hannibalian Hannibalic Hannigram

Questions

How do you pronounce hannibal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhænɪbəl/.
What does hannibal mean?
A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.
Where does hannibal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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