Name Hilary

Meaning:

the cheerful

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About the name Hilary in particular

Gender:	female
Languages of use:	English
US 2024 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Hilar, Hillary, Ailany, Dalary, Dilara, Hilal, Hilal, Hilaria, Hilmar, Himari Details

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About Hilarius/Hilaria, the group of names with the same origin as Hilary

Meaning/translation:	the cheerful
Language of origin:	Latin
Info about origin, male:	known from Saint Hilary/Hilarius, bishop of Poitiers in France (4th century AD)
Words:	hilarus = cheerful Latin
Topics:	Words
Variants' top ranks:	19:Ilaria Italy 2004, 61:Hilary England+Wales 1954, 261:Hillary USA 1993
Old/original forms:	Hilarius Latin
Name variants:	Hilaria, Hilary, Hillary, Ilaria, Hilar, Hilarius, Ilari, Ilario Sortable list Details

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