Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name equivalent of Hannibal[1] (q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἁννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the Carthaginian language (Carthaginian Punic script, 𐤇‬𐤍𐤁‬𐤏‬𐤋‬), a descendant of the Phoenician Canaanite language in which the name's meaning is "Baʿal ([the] Lord) [is] my grace", a cognate of the Hebrew honorific Baʿal (בעל) “master/lord”.

In English, it may refer to:

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  1. ^ Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 39. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 20 September 2018.