Given name · also Latin
Hasdrubal
“Help of the Lord (Baal)”
Hasdrubal is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Punic. It is used in English and Latin.
Original LatinAsdrūbal
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hasdrubal goes back to Punic 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋, meaning “Help of the Lord (Baal).”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Hasdrubal comes from Latin, and ultimately from Punic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Latin usage, Hasdrubal developed from 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋.
Hasdrubal’s family of names
In Latin usage, Hasdrubal developed from the Punic form 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋. In English usage, Hasdrubal has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Asdrubale. In English usage, Hasdrubal has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Asdrúbal.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hasdrubal has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Hasdrubal
- Hasdrubal BarcaCarthaginian general244 BC–206 BC
- Hasdrubal the FairCarthaginian military leader and politician (c. 270–221 BC)269 BC–220 BC
- Clitomachus2nd-century BC Greek academic skeptic philosopher186 BC–109 BC
- Hasdrubal the BoetharchCarthaginian leader in the Third Punic War200 BC–160 BC
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