Tiney as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tiney

What is the meaning of the name Tiney ?

The baby name Tiney is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEE-nee (/ˈtiːni/),TIE-nee (/ˈtaɪni/).

Tiney is in Origin.

Tiney is a rare English given name and nickname with two plausible sources. Most commonly, it extends the pan-Germanic and Scandinavian short form Tine - used for names ending in -tine, such as Christine/Kristine, Clementine, Ernestine, Justine, and Valentina - by adding the English affectionate -y. In this lineage, the meaning is inherited from the parent name (for example, Christine means “a Christian,” Clementine “merciful”).

In English it can also be a respelling of Tiny/Teeny, an endearment meaning “small,” long used as a byname and occasional given name in the 19th–20th centuries. The name appears sporadically in British and American records, largely feminine when derived from -tine names, but sometimes unisex when used as the word-based nickname. Variants and relatives include Tine, Tina, Tiny, Teeny, Stine (Scandinavian), and Dutch Tineke; related roots connect it to Christine/Kristine and Clementine.

⚙ Tiney is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 35 times, across 11 countries.