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تِيلِلِّي

Tilelli

tee-LEL-lee

Freedom.”

About Tilelli

Tilelli is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "freedom" — a Berber name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Tamazight (Berber) for 'freedom'. Modern Berber feminine name used in Algeria and Morocco.

Used in Berber/Amazigh families across North Africa.

Origin & roots

Origin

Berber

Gender

Girl

Root letters

Across the Maghreb, Berber and Arabic naming traditions have braided for over a millennium. Tilelli sits in that overlap.

How to say it

tee·LEL·lee

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Tilelli: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud