Tillie
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Matilda.
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Proper noun edit
Tillie
- A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
- 1887, Rudyard Kipling, Wressley of the Foreign Office:
- Without reason, against prudence, and at a moment’s notice, he fell in love with a frivolous, golden-haired girl who used to tear about Simla Mall on a high, rough waler, with a blue velvet jockey-cap crammed over her eyes. Her name was Venner—Tillie Venner—and she was delightful.
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Etymology 2 edit
From the ATM Tillie the All-Time Teller, introduced in 1974.
Noun edit
Tillie (plural Tillies)