My Best Nickname

Origin: Old German

Meaning: “might in battle”
short form of various names (Clotilde, Matilda, Myrtle, Ottilie), migrated to given name

Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Tilda, Tildy, Tilla, Tilli, Tilly

Tillie TV and Movie Quotes:
“Oh, pish posh, I’m not your Aunt Tillie.”
Gods and Monsters (1998)
“Oh, we’re just talking, Tillie!”
Pollyanna (1960)

Famous people named Tillie or its variations

1. Tilly Vosburgh (b. 1960), English actress
2. Tillie Moreno (b. 1953), Filipino singer
aka “Manila’s Queen of Soul”
3. Tillie Ehrlich Lewis (1901-77), American business pioneer;
born Myrtle Ehrlich
 

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Tillie Middle Names
Tillie Faye
Tillie Joan
Tillie Mae
Tillie Sue