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♂ Hillary (boy)
What does Hillary mean?
Hillary 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Hillary) is of Latin derivation, and Hillary means "cheerful, happy". Hillary is an alternate spelling of Hilary (Latin): English version of Latin Hilarius.
STARTS WITH Hi-
ASSOCIATED WITH cheerful (happy)
Variations
VARIANTS Hilorio, Hilliary, Hillery, Hilario, Hilarie, Hilaria, Helario
OTHER FORMS VIA HILARY Hilaire, Hilar, Hilarid, Hill, Hillie, Hilly
FEMININE FORM Hilary
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hillary Morgan (H.M.), ..
How popular is Hillary?
Hillary is a rare given name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#22143 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hillary reached its peak position of #1337 in the U.S. in the 1890s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Hilario, Hilary, Hill and Hillery are the popular variation forms of Hillary rated in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Hilaire, are uncommon. These relations of Hillary were popular with parents during the years 1920-1929 (AVERAGE #1598).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Cleary, Ellary, Ellery, Hallam, Halley, Hallsey (see Halsey), Hallsy, Hallvard, Hallward, Halvar, Halvard, Halward, Heller, Hilal, Hildy, Hillard, Hillel, Hiller, Hilliard, Hillier, Hillierd (see Hilliard), Hillyard, Hillyer, Hillyerd (see Hilliard), Hulbard (see Hulbert), Mallery, Mallory, Millar, Millard▼, Villard and Willard▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Hillary.
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