HILARY  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin from Greek
Meaning: "cheerful, happy"

The only version that works for boys anymore is the Latinate Hilario or Ilario. Better to look to Felix for a happy-meaning name.

Variations:
Hilliary, Hill, Hillary, Hil

International Variations:
Hilaire (French) Hilarion (Greek) Ilario (Italian) Ilari (Russian) Hilarino, Hilario (Spanish) Hillery, Ilar (Welsh)

Hilary is being discussed in our message boards:

• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• narrowing my list...need help
• 'Pick of the Day' names...
• Reagan as a girls' name?
• This or That? Boy-Girl Twins

Read Nameberry blog posts about Hilary:

• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• MIDDLE NAMES: The Strange, The Ordinary, and The Embarrassing
• LOVE THAT NAME, but...
• RELIEF PACKAGE FOR BABY NAMERS