Hilaire
Introduction '''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)
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