Hilary

[ hil-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhɪl ə ri /

noun

Hilarius, Saint.

Also Hi·laire

[hi-lair; French ee-ler] /hɪ lɛər; French iˈlɛr/. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”

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They mention that a former cia agent and someone who used to work for Hilary [sic] Clinton looked at the script.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first was by someone who really should know better, Hilary Clinton.
LeBron's Touchy Feely Protocol Breach|Tom Sykes|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.
Alan Cumming: The Truth About My Father|Tim Teeman|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Author Hilary Mantel is under fire for writing a story about killing Margaret Thatcher.
The Strange World of Political Assassination Fantasies|James Poulos|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I talked with Hilary Levey Friedman, a sociologist and author of Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture.
My Loser Kid Should Get a Trophy|Brandy Zadrozny|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never before had Hilary heard him raise his voice to that pitch.
Slaves of Mercury|Nat Schachner
Yet she was apt to find herself at sea in attempting to sympathize with Mrs. Hilary.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.)|Various
Mr. Hilary even went out of his way to choose becoming phrases.
Demos|George Gissing
He greeted Pollyooly warmly, and asked if Hilary Vance were in.
Happy Pollyooly|Edgar Jepson
The stranger turned his face towards Hilary, and smiled again in his slow, gentle manner.
Sisters Three|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Word Origin and History for hilary

Hilary

masc. proper name, from Late Latin Hilarius, literally "cheerful," from Latin hilaris (see hilarity). The name was more popular in France than in England. The woman's name (Middle English Hillaria) seems to be merged with this from Eulalia, name of the patron saint of Barcelona, a Latinization of Greek eulalos "sweetly speaking." The Hilary sessions of British High Court and universities (1577) are from St. Hilarius, Bishop of Poitiers, obit. C.E. 368, whose feast day is Jan. 13.

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