I would like to know if Hasdrubal Abu Hagar is a theoretically correct
phoenician name. This name is not supposed to be referring to any
historical person. The name would be for a fictional phoenician
person. I have to make more names for fictional persons, so some basic
guidelines would be appreciated too.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 23 Feb 2006 07:35 PST

According to this source the name "Abu Hagar" is a modernized version
of the name "Abou Hajar" in the Phoenician language.

http://malta.lebaneseclub.org/preface.htm

Does this answer your question?

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by quantummechanique-ga on 23 Feb 2006 15:26 PST

I took this Abu Hagar family name from the webpage you linked. I was
not sure which one was phoenician. What I really would need is more
phoenician surnames, and know if they work as simply as first name +
family name. I did read from site about matrix of family names, and it
gave me an impression that full names are more complicated.
http://www.cedarseed.com/water/matrix.html

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 23 Feb 2006 15:53 PST

The naming convention is somewhat complex. Perhaps these sources will
shed some light on the subject for you:

WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_name

PERIOD ARABIC NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/arabic-naming2.htm

NAMES OF THE MIDDLE EAST
http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/middleeast.htm

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by quantummechanique-ga on 26 Feb 2006 00:53 PST

What I need is an opinion of a history/language expert.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 26 Feb 2006 14:24 PST

I'll leave the question open. Hopefully someone with an expertise in
this field will see your question and help you out.

tutuzdad-ga