Tillie - Meaning of Tillie

What does Tillie mean?

[ 2 syll. til-lie, ti-ll-ie ] The baby girl name Tillie is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced TIHL-iy- †. Tillie has its origins in the Germanic language and it is used largely in English. Tillie is a diminutive of the English, Italian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian Matilda.

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Tillie is rare as a baby girl name. At the peak of its usage in 1904, 0.065% of baby girls were named Tillie. It had a ranking of #221 then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. In 2018, out of the family of girl names directly related to Tillie, Matilda was the most frequently used. Tillie has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Tillie include Tilly, Tahlia, Tala, Tale, Talee, Taley, Tali, Talia, Tallee, Talley, Talli, Tallia, Tallie, Tally, Talya, Tayla, Teela, Thalee, Thaleigh, and Thaley.

† Pronunciation for Tillie: T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"



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