Hillary 1183234 222650622 2008-06-30T12:59:08Z 137.222.230.13 /* Women with this given name */ hillary waugh is a man, according to his wiki page. {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Hillary | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Unisex | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = Alternative spelling: {{lookfrom|Hilary}} }} '''Hillary''' or '''Hilary''' is a [[given name|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 [[Archdiocese of Tarragona|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 * [[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 * [[Dr. Hilary Jones]], British TV personality. ==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 *[[Hilary Livingston]] *[[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 ==See also== *[[Hilary]] (disambiguation page) {{given name|Hilary or Hillary}} {{surname|Hillary}} [[Category:Unisex given names]] [[de:Hillary]] [[fr:Hillary]] [[it:Ilario]] [[la:Hilarius (nomen)]]