Hilarion

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Ἱλαρίων(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek ἱλαρός (hilaros) meaning "cheerful". This was the name of a 4th-century saint, a disciple of Saint Anthony.

Related Names

Roothilaros
Other Languages & CulturesHilarius(Ancient Roman) Ilarion(Bulgarian) Hilary(English) Hillar(Estonian) Ilari, Lari(Finnish) Hilaire(French) Ilario(Italian) Ilarion(Macedonian) Ilariy, Illarion(Russian) Ellar(Scottish) Ealar(Scottish Gaelic) Hilario(Spanish) Ilar(Welsh)
User SubmissionHilarión

Popularity

Name Days

Croatia: October 21

Categories

ascetics, emotions, feelings, happiness, joy, Orthodox saints

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἱλαρίων&facet-nymRef=῾Ιλαρίων.
Entry updated May 29, 2020