A baptismal name for a boy
Hilary
9 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Hilary
Saint Hilary of PoitiersJanuary 13Bishop of Poitiers, defender of the true faith against the Arians, called the Hammer of the Arians.
Saint Hilary of ArlesMay 5Bishop of Arles in southern Gaul from 429 to 449, venerated in both the East and the West.
Venerable Hilary of GaleataMay 15Saint of Galeata in Italy, venerated by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, who lived from 476 to 558.- Apostle HilaryJuly 14A saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Hilary of KaliptaJuly 12Martyr of Kalipta, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Hilary of NeamtAn archimandrite and disciple of St Paisius, abbot of Neamț from 1818 to 1823; named in the Romanian Paterikon, not formally canonized.
- Saint Hilary of MendeOctober 25Bishop of Mende in Gaul, reposed in 535.
- Venerable Hilary of San VincenzoNovember 21A holy monk of San Vincenzo in Italy, who reposed around 1045.
- Saint Hilary of ToulouseMay 20Bishop of Toulouse in Gaul, of the 4th century.
Questions
The name day of Hilary is January 13, the feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers. It is also kept on May 5, May 15, July 14, July 12, October 25, November 21, May 20.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 9 saints named Hilary, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Hilary is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Hilary of Poitiers as patron.