Where does “Hillard” come from?

Hillard derives from French Hillard, composed of the French name Hilarius and the suffix -ard, ultimately from Proto-Germanic harduz meaning "hard" and Proto-Indo-European kert-.

Ancestry of “Hillard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHillard—
2French-ardUsed primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives,...
3Old French-ardpejorative agent noun
4Frankish-hardhardy, bold
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →