Meaning: Its source is a Phoenician expression meaning "Grace of Baal."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Spanish.

Popularity: The name Anibal ranked 959th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: Hannibal was the name of a Carthaginian general who fought ancient Rome in the Punic Wars of the 3rd century B.C. He is best known for bringing war elephants over the Alps as part of an invasion of Italy.

The first part of this name is linguistically related to the Hebrew name Channah, which means ''favored grace.'' Channah is the source of the English names Hannah, Ann and Nancy.