First names in Hebrew

First name Tilly: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טילי

Gematria value: 59

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tilly is written טילי

Tilly is the English pet form of Matilda.

Meaning and origin

What does Tilly mean?

Meaning: "strong in battle" (Germanic maht and hild)
Origin: Germanic

Matilda is the English, Italian and Scandinavian form of Mathilde. It comes from the Germanic maht, "strength", and hild, "battle": "strong in battle". It was a name of queens in the Middle Ages, and Roald Dahl's Matilda (1988), a brave and brilliant little girl, brought it back.

Gematria

Tilly = 59

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טילי has 4 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total59

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Tilly, from ט to י:

טוּב טַעַם וָדַעַת לַמְּדֵנִי כִּי בְמִצְוֺתֶיךָ הֶאֱמָנְתִּי׃

“Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have trusted in Your commandments.”

Psalms 119:66

The book of your first name

Tilly, in nine pages

• Tilly, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Tilly
• Tilly, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Tilly in three answers

How do you write Tilly in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tilly is written טילי. Tilly is the English pet form of Matilda.

What is the gematria value of Tilly?
Written טילי, Tilly is worth 59: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Tilly mean?
Strong in battle" (Germanic maht and hild) (origin: Germanic). Matilda is the English, Italian and Scandinavian form of Mathilde. It comes from the Germanic maht, "strength", and hild, "battle": "strong in battle". It was a name of queens in the Middle Ages, and Roald Dahl's Matilda (1988), a brave and brilliant little girl, brought it back.