Hilary, Hilarie or Hillary is a given and family name, derived from the Latin hilarius meaning "cheerful", from hilaris, "cheerful, merry", which comes from the Greek ἱλαρός, "cheerful, merry", which in turn comes from ἵλαος, "propitious, gracious".
Hilaly is an Asian surname that may refer to Aeshi Hilaly, Tanzanian politician Agha Hilaly, Pakistani diplomat Ahmed Naguib el-Hilaly, Egyptian lawyer and educator Shamim Hilaly, Pakistani actress Taj El-Din Hilaly, Australian Sunni Muslim leader Zafar Hilaly, Pakistani political analyst and diplomat.
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