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).
About 22 boys were named Amilcar in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, intellectual, and anti-colonial leader
Brazilian football player and manager
Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal
