Tilly (name)

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

 * 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

 * 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