MEANING & HISTORY
What does Tilde mean?
Tilde is documented in Cebuano as a short form of Clotilde and Mathilde, and also as an independently used feminine name. The longer names share a battle element but have different first components.
A single complete translation inherited from one would erase the alternative. The familiar formation explains the shorter name without requiring every Tilde to use a longer form in official contexts.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
Shortening.
a diminutive of the female given names Clotilde and Mathilde; a female given name
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Tilde in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Tilde
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Matilde·Strength in battle
- Clotilde♀Fame and battle
- Tibor♂Of Tibur, through a Tiburcio-family form
- Tikya♀Familiar form of Eutiquia
- Tikyo♂Fortunate, through familiar Eutiquio
- Tim♂Short form of Timothy; honouring God
- Timmy♂Affectionate form of Timothy
- Timoy♂Cebuano familiar form of Timothy or Timoteo
What rhymes with Tilde?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Tilde further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Tilde (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.