Hilary, Hilarie or Hillary is a
given name and
surname, derived from the
Latinhilarius 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.
In the 1990s and first few decades of the twenty-first century, the name was strongly associated in the United States with
Hillary Clinton. Its popularity for newborn American girls dropped rapidly during the beginning of her husband's presidency of the United States.[4][5][6]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
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Hilary, Hilarie or Hillary is a
given name and
surname, derived from the
Latinhilarius 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.
In the 1990s and first few decades of the twenty-first century, the name was strongly associated in the United States with
Hillary Clinton. Its popularity for newborn American girls dropped rapidly during the beginning of her husband's presidency of the United States.[4][5][6]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.