The first name Hamilcar
A boy’s name meaning “brother of melqart”.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Hamilcar means “brother of melqart”.
From Latin Hamilcar, from Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (ḥmlqrt, literally “brother of Melqart”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Hamilcar in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Համիլկար
Hamilkar
Armenian
Hamilkar
German
Αμίλκας
Amílkas
Greek
Amilcare
Italian
Amílcar
Portuguese
Гамилька́р
Gamilʹkár
Russian, also Амилька́р
Amílcar
Spanish
Spelled Hamilcar in French and Latin too.
Famous people named Hamilcar
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hamilcar BarcaCarthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)
- HamilcarCarthaginian commander, died -201
Questions
- What does the name Hamilcar mean?
- Hamilcar means “brother of melqart”.