Hillary

H4I1L1L1A1R1Y4
UK, US/ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/

proper noun

A female given name from Latin Hilaria.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounHillary (plural Hillarys)

plural Hillarys · alternative Hilary

  1. A unisex given name from Latin.
    1. A female given name from Latin Hilaria.
      1 more example

      On Friday, Meijer told CNN that he’s “not here to whine about the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) coming in and meddling” in his race, referring to the House Democratic campaign arm spending spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to boost Gibbs’ profile in hopes of a more favorable general election matchup. (Gibbs will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November.)

      2022 August 5, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Meijer says returning to Biden-Trump in 2024 would be ‘pretty sad commentary’ on country”, in CNN
    2. A male given name from Latin Hilarius, variant of Hilary.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

  1. LatinHilarius
  2. EnglishHillary

From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious).

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Translations

Arabic هِيلَارِي
  • هِيلَارِي (hīlārī)female given name
Chinese Mandarin 希拉里
  • 希拉里 (Xīlālǐ)female given name
Hindi हिलेरी
  • हिलेरी (hilerī)female given name
Italian Ilaria
  • Ilariafemale given name
Japanese ヒラリー
  • ヒラリー (Hirarī)female given name
Korean 힐러리
  • 힐러리 (Hilleori)female given name
Persian هیلاری
  • هیلاری (hilâri)female given name
Polish Hilaria
  • Hilariafemale given name
Russian Хи́ллари, Хи́лари
  • Хи́ллари (Xíllari)female given name
  • Хи́лари (Xílari)female given name
Vietnamese Hi-la-ri
  • Hi-la-rifemale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Hillary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hillary

MLA

“Hillary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hillary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hillary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hillary.

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