Given name
Tassilo
“a fearless defender”
Tassilo is used as a given name. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a fearless defender.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “a fearless defender.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
Tassilo’s family of names
Tassilo has a related form in Tasillo. Tassilo has a related form in Tasilo. Tassilo has a related form in Tassillo.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tassilo
- Tassilo III of BavariaDuke of Bavaria742–794
- Tassilo von Heydebrand und der LasaGerman chess player (1818–1899)
- Tassilo I of BavariaDuke of Bavaria560–609
- Tassilo II of BavariaDuke of Bavaria (715-c.719)700–719
- Tassilo ThierbachGerman figure skater1956–2025
- Tassiló Festetics de TolnaAustrian officer (1813-1883)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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