Matty

Proper noun

1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Matilda or Martha, variant of Mattie.
   • Tilly's name is Matilda. It was typical of Mum and Dad that they wouldn't let her be called Tilly when she came to them because that was the unusual shortening of Matilda, the unconventional one, and you never did...