Hamilcar (Punic: đ€đ€đ€đ€âŹ, កMLK,[1][2] or đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€, កMLQRT,[citation needed] "Melqart is Gracious";[2] Ancient Greek: áŒÎŒÎŻÎ»ÎșαÏ, HamĂlkas;[2]) was a common Carthaginian masculine given name.
The name was particularly common among the ruling families of ancient Carthage.
People named Hamilcar include: In various forms, the name sometimes appears in other cultures.
The Italian name Amilcare was one of the given names of the dictator Benito Mussolini and the composer Amilcare Ponchielli.
The Portuguese name AmĂlcar was one of the given names of the prominent African revolutionary AmĂlcar Cabral.