Name: Hilary
Gender: Female
Usage: Hilary, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Hilary are in general originating from Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Hilary across the world, see Hilarius.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Hilary is: Cheerful, Joyful.
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Numerology of the first name Hilary: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Hilary is ranked on the 1,255th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 386600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.006% of the population. The name Hilary has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Hilary or Hillary is a given and family name, derived from the Latin hilarius meaning "cheerful", from hilaris, "cheerful, merry" which comes from the Greek ἱλαρός (hilaros), "cheerful, merry", which in turn comes from ἵλαος (hilaos), "propitious, gracious". 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.
English: from the medieval form of the (post-classical) Latin masculine name Hilarius (a derivative of hilaris cheerful) and its feminine form Hilaria. From the Middle Ages onwards, the name was borne principally by men (in honour of the 4th-century theologian St Hilarius of Poitiers). Now, however, it is more commonly given to girls.
Variant: Hillary.
Cognates (all masculine): Welsh: Ilar. French: Hilaire. Italian: Ilario. Spanish, Portuguese: Hilario. Russian: Ilari. See also Vidor.
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