Meaning & Story
Hillary is a name derived from the Latin Hilarius, meaning cheerful or merry, ultimately from hilaris. The name gained worldwide recognition through Hillary Clinton, the first woman nominated for President by a major American political party.
Hillary has the confident energy of a name that has been carried by someone who changed history. Whether or not politics is the reference point, Hillary is a name associated with breaking barriers, with persistence, and with the particular kind of determination that does not accept no as a final answer. For a female pet with genuine ambition — who always gets what she is after, who simply does not acknowledge obstacles — Hillary is a genuinely powerful choice.