Hilary
Merry Latin name
Hilary is a given name used for both men and women, though now predominantly female in English-speaking countries.
The name derives from a Latin word meaning cheerful.
Notable bearers include Sir Edmund Hillary, the mountaineer, and Hillary Clinton, the American politician.
The spelling Hillary, with two l's, is more common in the United States.
Historic English university town
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- semesterHalf academic year
- academicRelating to education or theory
- TrinityGodhead as three persons
Michaelmas · law courts · British · university · spring term · judicial · England
One sharing another's name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- variantDiffering form of something
- given namePersonal name from birth
proper noun · christened · nomenclature · etymology · Latin · cheerful · joyful
Oxford
Historic English university town
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- semesterHalf academic year
- academicRelating to education or theory
Trinity · Michaelmas · law courts · British · university · spring term · judicial · England
namesake
One sharing another's name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- variantDiffering form of something
given name · proper noun · christened · nomenclature · etymology · Latin · cheerful · joyful
Edmund
Male name, prosperity guardian
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
conquest · Nepal · beekeeper · knighthood · explorer · climber · altitude · glacier · peak · 1953
- British universitiesOxford, Cambridge, university, college, undergraduate
- Church FathersAugustine, Ambrose, Jerome, Athanasius, Ignatius of Antioch
- patristicsChurch Fathers, church fathers, Cyril of Alexandria, Cappadocian Fathers, apostolic fathers
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- academic calendaracademic term, academic year, semester, trimester, quarter
- Ancient ScholarsPlato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes