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.

Pilar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 882 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Pilar

• 882 Nameberry 2025
• 58 Portugal 2020

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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 Mexican singer/actress
• Pilar Bardem Spanish actress, mother of actor Javier Bardem
• Pilar Pilapil Filipina actress and Miss Philippines 1967
• 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