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Hilary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɪləɹi/

Etymology

From Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), name of a fourth-century saint, and from its feminine form Hilaria.

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Hilary term.
    • It was the first day of term, and one of the rare days in Oxford when the weather was deceitfully marvellous; when its warmth promised more sunshine and joy than the relentless rain and sleet Hilary inevitably brought. 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 447:

Hilary en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɪləɹi/

Etymology

From Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), name of a fourth-century saint, and from its feminine form Hilaria.

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. A female given name from Latin.
  3. A surname.

Deriveds

St Hilary · Hilary-tide

Relateds

Hillary

Translations (14)

pl Hilary (male given name) · fi Ilari (male given name) · pl Hilaria (female given name) · gl Hilario (male given name) · et Hillar (male given name) · vi Hilariô (male given name) · it Ilaria (female given name) · it Ilario (male given name) · scn Lariu (male given name) · gl Hilaria (female given name) · cmn 希拉里 (female given name) · cmn 希拉里 (male given name) · cmn 希拉麗 /希拉丽 (female given name) · egl Ilâri (male given name)