Meaning and background
The story behind Tilda
Tilda is a documented short form of Matilda in English and Scandinavian naming. Matilda itself has Germanic roots traditionally interpreted as “strength in battle”, but that does not mean Tilda was separately coined with a new literal meaning. Its light two-syllable form feels less formal than the longer historical name.
- Origin
- Short form of Matilda, ultimately from Germanic name elements meaning “might” and “battle”. Source
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About Tilda
Recorded as a dog’s name
Tilda appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tɪldə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/tɪldə/ · primary stress on syllable 1T IH1 L D AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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