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Hillary

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Hillary (plural Hillarys)

  1. A unisex given name from Latin.
    1. A female given name from Latin Hilaria.
      • 2022 August 5, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Meijer says returning to Biden-Trump in 2024 would be ‘pretty sad commentary’ on country”, in CNN‎[1]:
        On Friday, Meijer told CNN that he’s “not here to whine about the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) coming in and meddling” in his race, referring to the House Democratic campaign arm spending spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to boost Gibbs’ profile in hopes of a more favorable general election matchup. (Gibbs will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November.)
    2. A male given name from Latin Hilarius, variant of Hilary.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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