Pilar

pee-LAHR
Spanish
"pillar"

Pilar Origin and Meaning

The name Pilar is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "pillar".

The fact that this Spanish classic, which honors the Virgin Mary, does not end in the conventional letter 'a' gives it a special sense of strength, elegance, and style, making it a worthy choice.

The name originated in the legend of the miracle of the Virgin Mary's appearance over a marble pillar. It also is an allusion to her as a pillar of the church.

Pilar is remembered as the valiant heroine of Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.

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Famous People Named Pilar

  • Pilar Lastra
    American model
  • Pilar Bosley
    American ice dancer
  • Pilar Pellicer
    Mexican film actress
  • Bella Pilar
    American illustrator
  • Pilar Miro
    Spanish film director
  • Pilar Lorengar
    Spanish soprano
  • Pilar Montenegro
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  • Pilar Bardem
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  • Pilar Pilapil
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  • Pilar Lopez de Ayala
    Spanish actress
  • Pilar Jhena McKinley (b. 2019)
    daughter of Porsha Williams and Dennis McKinley.
  • Pilar Nemar
    contestant on Big Brother Canada

The name Pilar in Pop Culture

  • Pilar
    character in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway
  • Pilar Estravados
    character in Hercule Poirot series
  • Pilar Ternera
    character in "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Pilar Ortega
    character in TV's "Falcon Crest"
  • Pilar Reed
    character in TV's "Eureka"
  • Pilar
    character from Margaret Atwood's "The Year of the Flood" and "MaddAddam"
  • Pilar Lopez
    Fitzgerald, character in TV soap "Passions"
  • Pilar
    Argentina
  • Pilar Zuazo
    character on TV's "Weeds"
  • Pilar
    Elle's friend in the musical version of Legally Blonde
  • Pilar
    a Argentine lawyer in 'The Past' by Tessa Hadley