Hilary (name)

Hilary
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/name Greek and Latin
Meaning Cheerful, happy
Other names
Alternative spelling Hillary
Related names Hillary, Hilleary, Hilarion
Alternative spelling: All pages beginning with "Hilary"

Hilary, Hillary or Hilleary is a given and family name, derived from the Latin hilarius meaning "cheerful", from hilaris, "cheerful, merry"[1] which comes from the Greek ἱλαρός (hilaros), "cheerful, merry",[2] which in turn comes from ἵλαος (hilaos), "propitious, gracious".[3] Ilaria is the popular Italian and Spanish feminine form, while Ilario is the Italian masculine one. Ilariana and Ylariana (/ˌlɑːriˈɑːnə/ eye-LAH--ree-AH-nə) are two very rare feminine variants of the name. Another male form is Hilarion.

Notable men with the given name

Notable women with the given name

People with this family name

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See also

References

  1. hilaris, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, on Perseus
  2. ἱλαρός, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
  3. ἵλαος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
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