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Tilty

hamlet · Essex

Old EnglishAI-generated

Tilty is likely derived from an Old English personal name and 'eg', meaning island or dry ground in a marsh. It suggests a settlement on a piece of higher, drier land within a fenny area.

Word origins

Tilty
Old EnglishTīlla's island(from Tīlla "personal name", ēg "island, dry ground in marsh")