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“glad, happy”
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German
01 / Meaning & origin
Hilarius is a masculine given name documented in German, Dutch, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek ἱλᾰρός via Middle Dutch and Latin. It is a form of Hilarius, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “glad, happy”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Hilaríus (Icelandic)
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Meaning: “glad, happy”
From Middle Dutch hilarius, from Latin Hilarius, from Ancient Greek ἱλᾰρός (hilărós).
De hilaris (« joyeux ») avec le suffixe -ius.
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04 / Through time
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HILARIUS— “cheerful”
_Hilaris_ (cheerful) formed Hilarius, whence was called the great doctor of the Gallican Church, known to us as St. Hilary, of Poitiers; and to France, as St. Hilaire. A namesake was the Neustrian hermit who made Jersey his abode, and thus named St. Helier; and moreover the Welsh called those who traditionally had been named Hilarius, first Ilar, then Elian; and then thought they had found their patron in the Greek Ælianus.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section IX (Names of Gladness) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
pope (415-468)
Bishop of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367)
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bishop of Arles
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Austrian journalist, actor and writer (1914–1998)
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06 / Behind the facts
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