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Tilly

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“mighty in battle”

Where it's from

Germanic via English, diminutive of Matilda, from Germanic maht ('might') + hild ('battle')

Why It's Charming

Matilda was the name of William the Conqueror's wife, Matilda of Flanders, which helped spread it, and its pet form Tilly, in England.

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