"Tilly" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tilly.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: Shortened from Matilda, + -y. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Matilda}} Matilda, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tilly
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Matilda. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Tilly-en-name-FsF-TBwl Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tilly.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Tilly}} Tilly Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tilly
  1. A surname from Old French.
    Sense id: en-Tilly-en-name-0tkWYPLU Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 70 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tilly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Tillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tilly (plural Tillies)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tilly Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: tilly
    Sense id: en-Tilly-en-noun-wcBY0wSp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for Tilly meaning in English (4.8kB)

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