Hilary (name): Difference between revisions

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

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Hilary or Hillary 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 (/aɪˌlɑːriˈɑːnə/ 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

Hilary the Deacon (fl. mid-4th century), churchman and theologian
Hilarius, the poet (fl. 1125)
Hilarius, prefect of Rome
Hilarius, archbishop of Tarragona (Spain) in c.402
Hilarius of Aquileia or of Pannonia, saint, bishop of Aquileia, Italy, d. c.284
Pope Hilarius or Pope Hilary, 5th-century pope
Hilary of Arles or Saint Hilarius, 5th-century bishop
Hilary of Chichester (c.1110–1169), bishop of Chichester
Hilary of Galeata, 6th century hermit
Hilary of Poitiers or Saint Hilarius, 4th-century bishop and Church Father
Hilary Knight (born 1926), author, illustrator
Hilary Benn (born 1953), British politician
Hilary Davan Wetton (born 1943) British conductor
Hilary A. Herbert (1834–1919), American politician
Hilary Jenkinson (1882–1961), British archivist and archival theorist
Hilary Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
Hilary Marquand (1901−1972), British politician
Hilary Minster (1944–1999), British actor
Hilary Putnam (1926−2016), American philosopher
Hillary Makasa (born 1976), Zambian footballer
Hillary Waugh (1920–2008), American novelist
Hillary Yego (born 1992), Kenyan steeplechase runner
Hilary Hinton Ziglar or Zig Ziglar (1926–2012), motivational speaker

Notable women with the given name

Hilaria, daughter of Roman Emperor Zeno and saint in the Eastern Christian churches
Hilary (musician) (1950–2007), American singer-songwriter
Hilary Armstrong (born 1945), British politician
Hilary Bell (disambiguation), multiple people
Hilary Bok (born 1950), American academic and writer
Hilary Bonner (born 1950), British writer
Hillary Brooke (1914–1999), American actress
Hilarie Burton (born 1982), American actress/producer
Hillary Carlip (born 1956), American novelist
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947), American Senator and Secretary of State 2009-2013
Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 from Colorado
Hilary du Pré (born 1942), British musician
Hilary Duff (born 1987), American actress and singer
Hilary Hahn (born 1979), American violinist
Hillary Howard, American reporter
Hilary Knight (born 1989), American ice hockey player
Hillary Lindsey, country music songwriter
Hilary Mantel (born 1952), British novelist
Hilary B. Price, creator of the comic strip Rhymes with Orange
Hillary Raphael, American novelist
Hilary Rhoda, American model
Hillary Scott (born 1986) American singer-songwriter
Hillary Scott (born 1983) American pornographic actress
Hillary B. Smith (born 1957), American actress
Hilary Swank (born 1974), American actress
Hilary Swarts, American wildlife biologist
Hillary Tuck (born 1978), American actress
Hillary Wolf (born 1977), American child actress

People with this family name

Sir Edmund Hillary (1919–2008), New Zealander mountaineer
Jennifer Hilary (1942–2008), British actress
Lynn Hilary (born 1982), Irish singer and guitarist
Patrick Hillery (1923–2008), President of Ireland
Peter Hillary (born 1954), Sir Edmund's son, New Zealander adventurer
Richard Hillary (1919−1943), Australian/British fighter pilot and author

Fictional characters

Hilary Tachibana, a fictional character in the Beyblade anime series
Hillary Norman "Norm" Peterson, Norm Peterson, a character in the TV series Cheers
Hilary Briss, a character of the comedy quartet The League of Gentlemen
Hilary Banks, character from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Hilary Curtis, character from The Young and the Restless

References

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

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[1] ris, 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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