Tilly
[ˈtɪli]Meaning
short form of Matilda, a Germanic name
Background Story
Tilly is a diminutive of Matilda, a Germanic name, and is recorded as a given name in languages including Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian and Norwegian. Variant forms include Tilda, Tillie, Mattie and Maudie. It is also an English surname, from the French habitational surname Tilly, taken from places in France named Tilly and brought to England by the Normans.
Temperament
Variations
Tillya, Tilia
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