Given name & surname

Hil

Hil is a surname from Belarusian. It is used in Polish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hil comes from Belarusian.

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How it developed

From Belarusian гіль.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hil’s family of names

In English usage, Hil is a diminutive of Hillary. In Polish usage, Hil as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Gil. In English usage, Hil is a diminutive of Hilary.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Hil

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Belarusian

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Belarusian

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Slavic

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Slavic

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“siskin”

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Ancient Greek

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Slavic

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Belarusian

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Belarusian

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