Hannibal m. Latin Hannibal from Punic 𐤇𐤍 'grace, favor' + 𐤁𐤏𐤋 'master, (the god) Baal'.
The name of a 2nd-3rd BC Carthaginian military commander.
The Carthaginian Hannibal's defeats of the Roman army in the Second Punic War was of such great impact that he became an important classical figure in the Middle Ages.