Hilary

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Hilary, from the Latin Hilarius, may refer to several different people or things:

People:

• Hil(l)ary (or Hilarius or Hilaria) is a forename, both male and female; Hil(l)ary can also be a surname.
• Hilarius, archbishop of Tarragona (Spain) in c 402.

Saint Hilary or St Hilary may refer to:

• Saint Hilarius or Hilary of Poitiers, 4th century bishop and Church Father
• Pope Hilary, better known as Pope Hilarius, a 5th century pope who was later made a Saint
• Saint Hilarius or Hilary of Arles, 5th century bishop

Hilary may refer to:

• Hilary of Chichester, bishop of Chichester
• Hilary (disc jockey), disc jockey for the San Diego, California radio station XTRA
• Hilary Barry, 3 News presenter
• Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979), American Grammy Award–winning violinist.
• Hilary Duff, actress and singer
• Hilary Swank, actress
• Hilary Putnam, philosopher of the mind
• Hilary Rosen, former chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America

Hillary is an alternative spelling:

• Sir Edmund Hillary - first man to conquer Everest
• Hillary Rodham Clinton

Places:

• St Hilary, Cornwall
• St Hilary, Glamorgan

Other:

• Hilary is also an online women's magazine.
• Hilary Term is the name of the Spring term at the Universities of Oxford and Dublin.
• Hurricane Hilary has been used as a designation for Pacific tropical cyclones on several occasions, including in 2005.
• The Italian tile of Hikari no Densetsu.

This is also the name of the great Hilary Jan Izatt.