Hillary - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hillary \hi-lla-ry\, also used as girl'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 Hillard, Ellary, Hilar, Hilliard, Hiller and Millar.

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

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