Tilly
See also: tilly
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortened from Matilda, + -y.
Proper noun
Tilly
- A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
- 1990 Barbara Vine, Gallowglass, Curley Pub(1991), →ISBN, page 24:
- Tilly's name is Matilda. It was typical of Mum and Dad that they wouldn't let her be called Tilly when she came to them because that was the unusual shortening of Matilda, the unconventional one, and you never did unconventional things, you never did things to draw attention to yourself. So they called her Matty.
- 1990 Barbara Vine, Gallowglass, Curley Pub(1991), →ISBN, page 24:
Etymology 2
Habitational surname from places in France named Tilly, brought to England by the Normans. The surname may also have other origins, including a matronymic from Matilda.
Proper noun
Tilly
- A surname from Old French
Etymology 3
Noun
Tilly (plural Tillies)
- Alternative letter-case form of tilly
- 2012, David Fiddimore, Tuesday's War, →ISBN:
- By the time he stooped to lift him up, we were all in the Tilly that Fiver had brought out to meet us.
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