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♂ Hillyard
What does Hillyard mean?
Hillyard 
as a boys' name has the meaning "battle guard; yard on a hill". Hillyard is an alternate form of Hilliard (Old German, Old English): also a place name.
ASSOCIATED WITH battle (war), guard (defender), hill (mountain)
Variations
VARIANTS Hillyerd, Hillierd
RELATED FORMS VIA HILLIARD Hiller, Hillyer
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hillyard Garrett (H.G.), ..
How popular is Hillyard?
Hillyard is a rare first name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#13513 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
The only popular varying form of Hillyard (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) ranked in the Top 2000 is Hilliard. This form of Hillyard was favored as a baby name in the 1900s (#845). (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Hillyard is pronounced similarly to Hallward, Halward and Hillard. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Allard, Ballard, Ellard, Gaillard, Gaillhard (see Gaillard), Gallard, Galliard, Hallford, Hallvard, Hallverd (see Halvard), Halvard, Halwerd, Hilar, Hilarid, Hilary, Hillary, Hillery, Hilliary, Hillier, Hilly, Hulbard (see Hulbert), Millar, Millard▼, Millerd, Millford (see Milford), Millward, Milward, Pollard, Pollyrd (see Pollard), Villard, Willard▼, Willerd and Willmar (see Wilmer). These names tend to be more commonly used than Hillyard.
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