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in reply to a message by Frollein Gladys
Where does Thilo / Tilo come from? Is it Dutch? It looks like a Dutch variant or nn. But I can't put my finger on it.
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Thilo, Tilo and Tielo (well, there are even more variants) are Northern German short forms of names that begin with the element Diet-, like Dietrich. According to my book on Frisian names, they are also East Frisian (in which case they are derived from Thiad-something names, but Thiad- is the Frisian form of German Diet-).
Aw, this sounds really muddled, doesn't it? Sorry, it's late.
Aw, this sounds really muddled, doesn't it? Sorry, it's late.
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Aha ... I wonder why Lina and Nassim chose it though. No relation to Northern Germany as far as I know ... I guess it might just be an alteration of the very popular Milo in this case. :/
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No, no. This is exactly why I come to this site. Very interesting. Thanks!
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