"Hilary" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɪləɹi/
Etymology: From Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), name of a fourth-century saint and from its feminine form Hilaria. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Hilarius||cheerful, happy}} Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), {{m|la|Hilaria}} Hilaria Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hilary
  1. A male given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Hilary-en-name-XC4~mcw6
  2. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Hilary-en-name-gQoJTTk-
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Hilary-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Hillary Translations (female given name): 希拉里 (Xīlālǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 希拉麗 (Chinese Mandarin), 希拉丽 (Xīlālì) (Chinese Mandarin), Hilaria [feminine] (Galician), Ilaria [feminine] (Italian), Hilaria [feminine] (Polish) Translations (male given name): 希拉里 (Xīlālǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Ilâri (Emilian), Hillar (Estonian), Ilari (Finnish), Hilario [masculine] (Galician), Ilario [masculine] (Italian), Hilary [masculine] (Polish), Lariu [masculine] (Sicilian), Hilariô (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'female given name': 44 54 2 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 51 47 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪləɹi/
Etymology: From Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), name of a fourth-century saint and from its feminine form Hilaria. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Hilarius||cheerful, happy}} Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), {{m|la|Hilaria}} Hilaria Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Hilary
  1. (UK, Ireland, law, education) Ellipsis of Hilary term. Tags: Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Hilary term Categories (topical): Education, Law
    Sense id: en-Hilary-en-noun-DOGuakD9 Categories (other): British English, Irish English Topics: education, law

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