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Hamilcar
Boy NameAncient Near Eastern Origin
Meaning
Means "brother of Melqart" from Phoenician ha "brother" combined with the name of the god MELQART. H
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Hamilcar Barca
Hamilcar Barca or Barcas (, Ḥomilqart Baraq; –228BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago.
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Hamilcar I of Carthage
(, ) was a Magonid king of Carthage in present-day Tunisia from 510 to 480 BC.
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