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It is apparently a fantasy name, according to this exhaustive website about Scandinavian first names:

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http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Tiril

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So, I guess no one really knows for sure. At first glance, I would have thought that it is a combination of the name of the Germanic god Tyr, and the Germanic element hild "battle." But that will probably forever remain speculation.

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