Hilary (name)
Hilary, Hilarie 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 feminine form, while Ilario is the Italian masculine one. Other male forms are Hilarion, Ilarion, and Illarion.
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek and Latin |
| Meaning | Cheerful, happy |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hillary |
| Related names | Hillary, Hilario, Hilarion, Hilarius, Ilaria, Ilario, Ilarion, Illarion |
Notable men with the given name
- Hilary the Deacon (fl. mid-4th century), churchman and theologian
- Pope Hilarius or Hilary (died 468), Catholic pope and saint
- Hilary of Arles, 5th-century bishop and saint
- 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 Benn (born 1953), British politician
- Hillary Bor (born 1989), Kenyan-American athlete
- Hillary Butler (born 1971), American football player
- Hilary Davan Wetton (born 1943), British conductor
- Hillary "Hilly" Hathaway (born 1969), American baseball player
- Hilary A. Herbert (1834–1919), American politician
- Hilary Jenkinson (1882–1961), British archivist and archival theorist
- Hilary R. W. Johnson (1837–1901), 11th President of Liberia
- Hilary Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hilary Knight (born 1926), author, illustrator
- Hillary Makasa (born 1976), Zambian footballer
- Hilary Marquand (1901−1972), British politician
- Hillary Menard (born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player
- Hilary Minster (1944–1999), British actor
- Hilary Minc (1905−1974), Polish economist and politician
- Hillary Ngetich (born 1995), Kenyan middle-distance runner
- Hilary Putnam (1926−2016), American philosopher
- Hilary Skarżyński (1925–1987), Polish ice hockey player
- 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
- 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 (born 1947), American senator and Secretary of State 2009–2013
- Hilary Cruz (born 1988), American actress, model and beauty queen
- Hilary Devey (1957–2022), English businesswoman and television personality
- 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
- Hilarie Lindsay (1922–2021), Australian toy manufacturer and writer
- Hillary Lindsey, country music songwriter
- Hilarie Mais (born 1952), British/Australian artist
- Hilary Mantel (1952–2022), British novelist
- Hilary D. Marston, American physician-scientist and global health policy advisor
- Hilaree Nelson (1972–2022), American ski mountaineer
- Hilary Ockendon, British mathematician
- Hilary Pecis (born 1979), American artist
- Hilary B. Price (born 1969), creator of the comic strip Rhymes with Orange
- Hillary Raphael (born 1976), American novelist
- Hilary Rhoda (born 1987), American model
- Hillary Scholten (born 1982), American politician
- Hillary Scott (born 1986), American singer-songwriter
- Hillary Scott, (born 1983) American pornographic actress
- Hilarie Sidney, American musician
- Hillary B. Smith (born 1957), American actress
- Hillary Super, American business executive
- Hilary Swank (born 1974), American actress
- Hilary Swarts, American wildlife biologist
- Hillary Tuck (born 1978), American actress
- Hilary Van Dyke (born 1970), American actress and singer
- Hillary Wolf (born 1977), American child actress
People with this family name
- Darius Hillary (born 1993), American football player
- Edmund Hillary (1919–2008), New Zealand 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 Zealand adventurer
- Richard Hillary (1919−1943), Australian/British fighter pilot and author
- William Hillary (1771–1847), Founder of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Fictional characters
- Hillary, a recurring character in the TV series Kyle XY
- Hilary Banks, in the TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Hilary Becker, a captain in the TV series Primeval
- Hilary Briss, part of the comedy quartet The League of Gentlemen
- Hilary Burde, the first-person narrator of Iris Murdoch's A Word Child
- Hilary Curtis in the soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Hillary Norm Peterson, in the TV series Cheers
- Hilary Tachibana, in the Beyblade anime series
- Hillary Whitney, protagonist in the 1988 movie Beaches, played by Barbara Hershey
- Hillary the Owl, a female Great Grey Owl from Jim Henson's Animal Show
See also
- Saint Hilaria, daughter of Roman Emperor Zeno and saint in the Eastern Christian churches
- Hilary (disambiguation)
- List of storms named Hilary, multiple tropical cyclones of the same name
- Saint-Hilaire (disambiguation)
- Ilar and Eleri, Welsh forms of this name
- All pages with titles beginning with Hilary
- All pages with titles beginning with Hillary
References
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