# Hannibal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhænɪbəl/ · frequency rank #16,929

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.
2. A city in Missouri, United States.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahnnibal`, `hanibal`, `haninbal`, `hannbial`, `hanniabl`, `hanniball`, `hannibbal`, `hannibla`, `hhannibal`, `hnanibal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hannibal