Hilaire, the French form of Hilary, is a given name and surname derived from the Latin hilarius meaning happy or merry. Notable people with the name include:
People with the surname Andrew Hilaire (1899–1935), American jazz drummer Laurent Hilaire (born 1962), French ballet dancer and ballet master Max Hilaire (born 1985), Haitian professional footballer Pierre-Marie Hilaire (born 1965), French athlete Ronald Hilaire (born 1984), Canadian gridiron football player and coach Vince Hilaire (born 1959), British professional footballer
People with the given name Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau (1859–1911), Canadian politician Hilaire Babassana, Congolese politician and economist Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953), Anglo-French writer Hilaire de Barenton (1864–1946), French friar, linguist and historian Hilaire du Berrier (1906–2002), American pilot, barnstormer, and spy Hilaire de Chardonnet (1839–1924), French engineer and inventor of artificial silk Hilaire Cholette (1856–1905), Canadian physician and politician Hilaire Couvreur (1924–1998), Belgian cyclist Hilaire Deprez (1922–1957), Belgian sprint canoer Hilaire Hellebaut (1895–51), Belgian racing cyclist Hilaire Hiler (1898–1966), American artist, psychologist, and color theoretician Hilaire Hurteau (1837–1920), Canadian notary and political figure Hilaire Kédigui (born 1982), Chadian footballer Hilaire Mbakop (born 1973), Cameroonian literary scholar and writer Hilaire Momi (born 1990), Central African footballer Hilaire Neveu (1839–1913), Canadian politician Hilaire Noulens, nom de guerre of Jakob Rudnik (1894–1963), Ukrainian-born agent for the Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo (born 1968), Gabonese Olympic athlete Hilaire Pader (1607–1677), French painter and poet Hilaire Penet (born 1501?), French composer Hilaire-Bernard de Longepierre (1659–1721), French playwright Hilaire Bernard de La Rivière (c. 1640–1729), Canadian architect, attorney, and notary Hilaire Rouelle (1718–1779), French chemist Hilaire Spanoghe (1879–unknown), Belgian footballer Hilaire Vanbiervliet (1890–1981), Belgian painter Jean-Hilaire Aubame (1912–1989), Gabonese politician Jean-Hilaire Belloc (1786–1866), French painter
See also Saint-Hilaire (disambiguation)
References
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