Hillary - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Hillary \hi-lla-ry\, also used as boy's name Hillary, is a variant of Hilary (Latin), and the meaning of Hillary is "cheerful, happy".

The baby name Hillary sounds like Hilliary and Hillery. Other similar baby names are Hilly and Mallary.

Hillary is a very common first name for women (#788 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#23755 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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