Given name · also Ukrainian
Ilarion
“cheerful, merry, happy”
Ilarion is a masculine given name from Ukrainian, ultimately from Russian.
Original RussianИларион
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ilarion is a romanization of Іларіон. Іларіон goes back to a word meaning “cheerful, merry, happy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ilarion comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Russian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ilarion’s family of names
In English usage, Ilarion was borrowed from the Russian form Иларион. In English usage, Ilarion was borrowed from the Ukrainian form Іларіон.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ilarion
- Ilarion HrabovychUkrainian poet and literary figure1856–1903
- Ilarion SvientsitskyiUkrainian philologist and museologist (1876–1956)
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