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Tilly is a feminine given name or nickname, and a surname. It is generally a variant/diminutive for the German name Matilda.
This name may refer to:
Given name or nickname
edit- Tilly Armstrong (1927–2010), British romance novelist
- Tilly Aston (1873–1947), blind Australian writer and teacher, promoter of the rights of the vision-impaired
- Tilly Bagshawe (born 1973), British writer
- Tilly Bébé (1879–1932), Austrian circus performer
- Tilly Decker (born 1930), Luxembourgian sprinter
- Tilly Devine (born 1900), English-born Australian organised crime boss
- Tilly Edinger (1897–1967), German-American paleontologist and the founder of paleoneurology
- Tilly Hirst (1941–2021), New Zealand netball player
- Tilly Keeper (born 1997), British actress
- Tilly Key (born 1984), R&B/pop singer from the island of Corsica
- Tilly Losch (1903–1975), Austrian dancer, choreographer, actress, and painter
- Tilly O'Neill-Gordon (born 1949), Canadian politician
- Tilly Smith (born 1994), credited with saving about 100 beachgoers by recognising the signs of an approaching tsunami
- Tilly Spiegel (1906–1988), Austrian political activist
- Tilly van der Zwaard (1938–2019), Dutch middle distance runner
- Tilly Walnes (born 1980), English fashion designer, author and educator
Surname
edit- Charles Tilly (1929–2008), American sociologist
- Friedrich Georg Tilly, mayor of Warsaw from 1799 to 1806
- Jacques Tilly (born 1963), German sculptor and illustrator
- Jennifer Tilly (born 1958), American actress and poker player, sister of Meg Tilly
- Louise A. Tilly (1930–2018), American historian
- Meg Tilly (born 1960), American actress and author, sister of Jennifer Tilly