Tilly
Tilly is an English familiar form of Matilda, as is the spelling Tillie. Matilda has Germanic elements referring to strength and battle. These references document the longer-name relationship; they do not make Tilly an independent English word for warfare.
- Meaning
- A familiar form of Matilda
- Name or word origin
- English
Sources and meaning notes
The nickname and the full-name elements are supported by separate edited entries.
- Behind the Name: Tilly The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here
- Behind the Name: Matilda The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here
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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Names in similar collections to Tilly
These entries have source references and overlap with this name in the site’s editorial collections. The overlap does not measure pet-owner preferences or prove a shared linguistic origin.