Tilde: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tilde – Meaning: mighty in battle – Origin: German/Scandinavian (short form of Mathilde/Matilda) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TIL-deh


Tilde is a German/Scandinavian (short form of Mathilde/Matilda) girl's name meaning “mighty in battle”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Girl Names That Are Quietly Making a Comeback.

Meaning & Origin of Tilde

Meaning: Mighty in battle.

Origin: German/Scandinavian (short form of Mathilde/Matilda).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Tilde

Phonetic: TIL-deh   IPA: /ˈtɪldə/

Popularity of Tilde

Tilde doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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