Patronymic.
Eng. Tilling—Germ. Dilling.
Ending in en, p. [27].
Tilne, Lib. Vit.—Eng. Dillon—Germ. Dillen—Fr. Dillon, Tillon.
Compounds.
(Fred, peace), Tilfred, Lib. Vit.—Eng. Tilford. (Gar, spear), A.S. Tilgar—Dilker, Hund. Rolls—Eng. Dilger, Dillicar. (Had, var), Tilhaed, Lib. Vit.—Eng. Tillott—Fr. Dillet, Tillot. (Man, vir), A.S. Tillman—Tilmon, Lib. Vit.—Tileman, Hund. Rolls—Eng. Dillman, Tillman, Tileman—Germ. Dillemann, Tilmann—Dutch. Tillemans—Fr. Tilman. (Mar, famous), O.G. Tilemir—Eng. Dillimore. (Mund, protection), A.S. Tilmund—Fr. Tilmant. (Wine, friend), Tiluini, Lib. Vit.—Eng. Dillwyn. (Her, heri, warrior), A.S. Tilhere (Bishop of Worcester)—Eng. Diller, Tiller, Tillier—Fr. Dillery, Tillier.
The following stem may be taken to be from A.S. hyge; O.H.G. hugu, mind, thought; A.S. hogian, to study, meditate. The form hig, which seems to be more particularly Saxon, intermixes considerably in the English names.
Hig, hog, hug, thought, study.
A.S. Hig, Hicca, Hocg—O.G. Hugo, Hug, Huc, Hughi, Hogo—Eng. Hugo, Hug, Hugh, Huie, Huck, Hogg, Hodge, Hoe, Hick, Hickie—Germ. Huge, Hugo, Hucke, Hoge—Fr. Hugo, Hugé, Hug, Huc, Hue, Hua—Ital. Ugo.
Ending in el, probably diminutive.