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♀ Hillary (girl)
What does Hillary mean?
Hillary 
▼ as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Hillary) is a Latin name, and the meaning of the name Hillary is "cheerful, happy". Hillary is an American form of Hilary (Latin).
ASSOCIATED WITH cheerful (joy)
Variations
VARIANTS Hilliary, Hillery, Hilarie, Hilaria, Hilairie
RELATED FORMS VIA HILARY Hilaire, Hill, Hillie, Hilly
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hillary Kasey (H.K.), ..
How popular is Hillary?
Hillary is a very prominent first name for females (#788 out of 4276, Top 18%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#22143 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Hillary was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its highest rank of #132 in the U.S. in 1992, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Hilaria and Hilary are the prominent variation forms of Hillary listed in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Hilly, are seldom used. These relations of Hillary were favored in 1992 (AVERAGE #788), but now, versions like Hillary have become less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Allfry (see Alfreda), Clary, Halley, Hally, Hella, Hilal, Hilda▼, Hildy, Hille, Hilma▼, Hollace, Holladay, Holley, Holly▼, Mallary, Mallery, Mallory▼, Vallery and Vallory. These names tend to be less commonly used than Hillary.
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