Hilaire: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hilaire – Meaning: cheerful – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ee-LAIR


Hilaire is a Latin boy's name meaning “cheerful”. It appears in our list of Edwardian Baby Boy Names With Classic Gravitas.

Meaning & Origin of Hilaire

Meaning: Cheerful.

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Hilaire

Phonetic: ee-LAIR   IPA: /iːˈlɛər/

Popularity of Hilaire

Hilaire doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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