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Tilda (female)

Variants:Tillie (F) Tilly (F)
Diminutive(s):Tilde (F)
Pet Name for:Matilda (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English and Swedish diminutive of Matilda [q.v.], from Old German "mighty in battle".
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