Hannibal Family History
Hannibal Name Meaning
German: from a post-humanist personal name Hannibal (see 2 below). English: post-medieval variant of Annable from Middle English Amabil Annabel. This female personal name fell out of fashion in the late Middle Ages and the source of the surname was no longer recognized. It was re-interpreted in the 16th century by classically educated gentlemen as being the name of the Carthaginian general Hannibal (247–182
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022