Hillary

Hillary

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Hillary or Hilary is a given and family name, derived from the Latin "hilarius" meaning cheerful. Historically, the spelling Hilary has generally been used for men and Hillary for women, though there are exceptions, some of which are noted below. In modern times it has drastically declined in popularity as a name for men.

Men with this given name

* Hilarius, archbishop of Tarragona (Spain) in c 402
* various people known as Saint Hilary:
** Saint Hilarius or Hilary of Poitiers, 4th century bishop and Church Father
** Pope Hilary, better known as Pope Hilarius, a 5th century pope
** Saint Hilarius or Hilary of Arles, 5th century bishop
* Hilarius (poet) (fl. 1125)
* Hilary of Chichester (c. 1110-1169), bishop of Chichester
* Hilary A. Herbert (1834-1919), American politician
* Hillary Waugh (born 1920), American novelist
* Hilary Putnam (born 1926), American philosopher
* Hilary Benn (born 1953), British politician
* Hillary Makasa (born 1976), Zambian footballer

Women with this given name

*Hilary Armstrong (born 1945), British politician
*Hillary Brooke (1914-1999), American actress
*Hillary Carlip (born 1956), American novelist
*Hillary Rodham Clinton (born 1947), United States Senator and former candidate for President of the United States
*Hilary du Pré (born 1942), British musician
*Hilary Duff (born 1987), American actress, singer, and businesswoman
*Hillary Howard, American reporter
*Hillary Raphael, American novelist
*Hillary Scott (born 1983), American pornographic actress
*Hillary B. Smith (born 1957), American actress
*Hillary Tuck (born 1978), American actress
*Hillary Wolf (born 1977), American child actress
*Hilary Swank (born 1974), American actress

People with this family name

*Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), New Zealander mountaineer
*Peter Hillary (born 1954), his son, New Zealander adventurer

ee also

*Hilary (disambiguation page)


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  • Hillary — oder Hilary ist der weibliche oder männliche Vorname von: Hilary J. Bader (1952–2002), US amerikanische Drehbuchautorin Hilary Benn (1953), britischer Politiker der Labour Party Hilarie Burton (1981), US amerikanische Schauspielerin Hilary Duff… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hillary — Hillary, Edmund P. * * * (as used in expressions) Clinton, Hillary Rodham Hillary Diane Rodham Hillary, Sir Edmund (Percival) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Hillary — puede referirse a: Un apellido: Edmund Hillary Un nombre de pila: Hillary Rodham Clinton Véase también Hilary Esta página de desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hillary — (sir Edmund) (né en 1919) alpiniste néo zélandais; vainqueur de l Everest (1953), avec le Sherpa Tensing …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hillary —   [ hɪlərɪ], Sir (seit 1953) Edmund Percival, neuseeländischer Alpinist und Forscher, * Auckland 20. 7. 1919. Ihm gelang am 29. 5. 1953 die Erstbesteigung des Mount Everest zusammen mit dem Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (* 1914, ✝ 1986); leitete 1957… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hillary — (izg. hìlari), Edmund (1919) DEFINICIJA novozelandski alpinist, s nepalskim vodičem Tenzingom Norgayem prvi se popeo na Mount Everest (1953) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Hillary — [hil′ər ē] Sir Edmund Percival 1919 ; New Zealand mountain climber & explorer …   English World dictionary

  • Hillary — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hillary est un prénom féminin anglophone provenant d un nom de famille. Le correspondant français est le très rare Hilaire (décliné au féminin), dérivé… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hillary — /hil euh ree/, n. 1. Sir Edmund P., born 1919, New Zealand mountain climber who scaled Mt. Everest 1953. 2. a male or female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Clinton Hillary Rodham Hillary Diane Rodham Hillary Sir Edmund Percival * * * …   Universalium

  • Hillary — noun New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) • Syn: ↑Edmund Hillary, ↑Sir Edmund Hillary, ↑Sir Edmund Percival Hillary • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mountaineer,… …   Useful english dictionary

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