At a Glance: Name: Hilarius – Meaning: cheerful, merry – Origin: Latin (from Greek hilaros, 'cheerful') – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: hih-LAIR-ee-us
Hilarius is a Latin (from Greek hilaros, 'cheerful') boy's name meaning “cheerful, merry”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Hilarius
Meaning: Cheerful, merry.
Origin: Latin (from Greek hilaros, 'cheerful').
A common claim: often assumed to be directly related to the modern English word 'hilarious' (extremely funny) Actually: the connection is real (same root), but the original Latin/Greek sense was broadly 'cheerful, joyful' rather than 'extremely funny' — that narrower comedic sense developed later in English.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Hilarius
Phonetic: hih-LAIR-ee-us IPA: /hɪˈlɛəriəs/
Popularity of Hilarius
Hilarius 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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