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Abdastartos is the Greek form of the Phoenician name Abdastartus, which itself derives from the Phoenician ʿAbdʿashtart (𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕), meaning "servant of Ashtoreth." The name is composed of the element ʿabd (𐤏𐤁𐤃), meaning...
Abdastartus is the Latinized form of the Greek Abdastartos (Ἀβδάσταρτος), which itself derives from the Phoenician name ʿAbdʿashtart (𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕). The name means "servant of Ashtoreth," composed of the Phoenician element ʿ...
Bomilcar is a masculine name of Phoenician origin, derived from the Punic name Bodmilqart (𐤁𐤃𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕). The first element, bod (𐤁𐤃), likely means "on behalf of" or may stem from ʿabd (𐤏𐤁𐤃), meaning "servant" or "slave." The...
Hamilcar is a masculine given name of Phoenician origin, borne by several notable figures in ancient Carthage. The name derives from the Punic elements meaning "brother of Melqart" or, alternatively, "Melqart is gracious...
Hannibal is a Punic name most famously borne by the Carthaginian general who challenged the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. The name derives from the Phoenician elements ḥann meaning "grace, favour" and the n...
Hanno is a male given name of Phoenician origin. It is derived from the Phoenician element 𐤇𐤍𐤍 (ḥann) meaning "grace, favour". The name was fairly common in the ancient Punic world, particularly in Carthage (a Phoenician...
Etymology and MeaningHasdrubal is the Latinized form of the Carthaginian name ʿAzrubaʿal, which in Punic script is written 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋. The name means "Ba'al helps," derived from the Phoenician verb ʿazru meaning "to help" an...
Hirom is a Phoenician form of Hiram, ultimately derived from the Phoenician elements meaning "exalted brother." In its original Phoenician script, the name was written as 𐤇𐤓𐤌 (Ḥirom), which is also phonetically reflected...
Mago is a masculine given name of Phoenician origin, derived from the Punic name Magon (𐤌𐤂𐤍), possibly meaning "shield". It was notably borne by three kings of Carthage, as well as by a brother of the famous Carthaginian...
Pumayyaton is a Phoenician male name, most commonly known as the Phoenician original from which the Greek name Pygmalion was derived. The name is composed of the god-name Pumay (a Phoenician deity) combined with the elem...
Pygmalion is a masculine name derived from the Greek adaptation of a Phoenician theophoric name. Its root, Pumay, refers to the Phoenician god Pumay, who was possibly a local equivalent of the Greek hero Heracles or the...
Sophonisba is a name of ancient Punic origin, famously borne by a Carthaginian noblewoman of the 3rd century BC. The name derives from the Punic 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (Ṣapanbaʿl), which is generally interpreted to mean "Ba'al conceals"...
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