Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

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Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

(q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἀννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the

Carthaginian language The Punic language, also called Phoenicio-Punic or Carthaginian, is an extinct variety of the Phoenician language, a Canaanite language of the Northwest Semitic branch of the Semitic languages. An offshoot of the Phoenician language of coastal We ...

(Carthaginian Punic script, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋), a descendant of the Phoenician Canaanite language in which the name's meaning is " Baʿal ( heLord) smy grace", a cognate of the Hebrew honorific Baʿal (בעל) “master/lord”. In English, it may refer to: * Aníbal (wrestler) stagename of Carlos Ignacio Carrillo Contreras (1940–1994), Mexican wrestler * Aníbal Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican boxer * Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (born 1962), Puerto Rican politician * Aníbal Capela (born 1991), Portuguese footballer *

Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL, GColIH (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist who served as the 19th president of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously prime minister of Portugal fro ...

(born 1939), Portuguese president * Aníbal González (born 1963), Chilean footballer *

Aníbal González Irizarry Aníbal González Irizarry (February 25, 1927 – November 14, 2018) was a Puerto Rican educator, journalist and news broadcaster. Early years González Irizarry was born and raised in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, where he received his primary ...

(1927-2018), Puerto Rican broadcast journalist * Aníbal López ''aka'' A-1 53167 (1964–2014), Guatemalan artist * Aníbal Milhais (1895-1970), Portuguese soldier during World War I * Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1908–1987), Colombian cardinal of the Roman Catholic church * Aníbal Oswaldo Parada Najarro (born 1984), Salvadorean footballer *

Aníbal Pinto Aníbal Pinto Garmendia (; March 15, 1825June 9, 1884) was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1876 and 1881. Early life He was born in Santiago de Chile, the son of former Chilean president General Francisco ...

Garmendia (1825–1884), president of Chile * Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz (1919–1996), Chilean economist * Aníbal Sánchez (born 1984), Venezuelan baseball player * Aníbal Troilo (1914–1975), Argentine tango musician *

Aníbal Zurdo Aníbal Zurdo Rodríguez (born 3 December 1982) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker.

(born 1982), Mexican footballer

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anibal Spanish masculine given names Carthaginians Theophoric names

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