Hilary

English

Etymology

From Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), name of a fourth-century saint and from its feminine form Hilaria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪləɹi/

Proper noun

Hilary

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A female given name from Latin.
3. A surname.

Related terms

• Hillary

Translations

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 希拉里 (zh) (Xīlālǐ)

• Emilian: Ilâri
• Estonian: Hillar
• Finnish: Ilari (fi)
• Galician: Hilario (gl) m
• Italian: Ilario (it) m
• Polish: Hilary (pl) m
• Sicilian: Lariu m
• Vietnamese: Hilariô

female given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 希拉里 (zh) (Xīlālǐ), 希拉麗 / 希拉丽 (Xīlālì)

• Galician: Hilaria f
• Italian: Ilaria (it) f
• Polish: Hilaria (pl) f

Noun

Hilary

1. (UK, Ireland, law, education) Ellipsis of Hilary term.
   • 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 447:

     It was the first day of term, and one of the rare days in Oxford when the weather was deceitfully marvellous; when its warmth promised more sunshine and joy than the relentless rain and sleet Hilary inevitably brought.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hilarius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiˈla.rɘ/

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• Rhymes: -arɘ
• Syllabification: Hi‧la‧ry

Proper noun

Hilary m pers (female equivalent Hilaria)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hilary

Declension

Declension of Hilary

	singular	plural
nominative	Hilary	Hilarowie
genitive	Hilarego	Hilarych
dative	Hilaremu	Hilarym
accusative	Hilarego	Hilarych
instrumental	Hilarym	Hilarymi
locative	Hilarym	Hilarych
vocative	Hilary	Hilarowie

Further reading

• Hilary in Polish dictionaries at PWN