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What does Hilliard mean?
Hilliard 
as a boys' name is of Old German and Old English origin, and the meaning of Hilliard is "battle guard; yard on a hill". Also a place name. Football player Ike Hilliard. Also form of Hillard.
STARTS WITH Hi-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, battle (war), guard (defender), hill (mountain)
Variations
VARIANTS Hiller, Hillierd, Hillyard, Hillyer, Hillyerd
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hilliard Julien (H.J.), ..
How popular is Hilliard?
Hilliard is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#1675 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hilliard entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its apex position of #731 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent varying form of Hilliard is Hillard. These forms of Hilliard reached the apex of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #910).
Similar Names
Hilliard is alike in pronunciation to Hallward and Halward. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aliard, Allard, Ballard, Cillian▲, Ellard, Gaillard, Gaillhard (see Gaillard), Gallard, Galliard, Gillian, Hallford, Hallvard, Hallverd (see Halvard), Halvard, Halwerd, Hilaire, Hilar, Hilarid, Hilary, Hillary, Hillery, Hilliary, Hillie, Hillier, Hulbard (see Hulbert), Killian▲, Millar, Millard▼, Millerd, Millford (see Milford), Millward, Milward, Pollard, Villard, Villiers, Willard▼, Willerd, William▼, Williams and Willmar (see Wilmer). These names tend to be more commonly used than Hilliard.
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