Friend of Melqart
Amilcar is the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Punic name Hamilcar. It is derived from the Phoenician elements 'ham' (brother or friend) and 'Melqart' (the tutelary god of the city of Tyre).
Less common today
Amilcar isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,435 in 1991.
Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, intellectual, and anti-colonial leader
Brazilian football player and manager
Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
