# Hilary

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɪləɹi/ · frequency rank #14,338

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **hilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilary-vs-hilly)
- **Hillary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilary-vs-hillary)
- **hilal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilal-vs-hilary)
- **hilarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilarity-vs-hilary)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhilary`, `hialry`, `hilarry`, `hilaryy`, `hilayr`, `hilray`, `hliary`, `ihlary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hilary