Hilary

[hil-uh-ree]

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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Examples from the Web for hilary

Contemporary Examples of hilary

They mention that a former cia agent and someone who used to work for Hilary [sic] Clinton looked at the script.
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William Boot
December 19, 2014
The first was by someone who really should know better, Hilary Clinton.
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Tom Sykes
December 9, 2014
Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.
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Tim Teeman
October 14, 2014
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
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

Historical Examples of hilary

"'Twould be like hunting for a pin in a haystack," said the Rev. Hilary Jones.
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates
Howard Pyle
Hilary shook his head vigorously to clear away the flood of recollections.
Slaves of Mercury
Nat Schachner
Hilary straightened sharply, poked his finger at the midriff of the giant.
Slaves of Mercury
Nat Schachner
Hilary frowned, then shook his head, and dropped down to his task again.
Slaves of Mercury
Nat Schachner
Hilary grinned as he slipped the weapon back into his blouse.
Slaves of Mercury
Nat Schachner

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.