Till
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English
Etymology
- As an English surname, reduced from a pet form of Matilda.
- As a north German surname, spelling variant of Thiel.
Proper noun
Till (countable and uncountable, plural Tills)
- A placename:
- (uncountable) A river in Northumberland, England, tributary to the Tweed.
- Traditional saying:
- Tweed says to Till:
"What gars ye rin sae still ?"
Till says to Tweed:
"Tho ye rin wi' speed
And I rin slaw
Whar ye droon ae man,
I droon twa !"
- Tweed says to Till:
- Traditional saying:
- (uncountable) A river in Wiltshire, England.
- (uncountable) A river in Lincolnshire, England.
- (uncountable) A river in Northumberland, England, tributary to the Tweed.
- (countable) A surname.
Synonyms
- (river): River Till
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
Till m (strong, genitive Tilles or Tills, plural Tille)
Declension
Declension of Till
Etymology 2
Medieval diminutive of compound given names beginning with Diet- (such as Dieter or Dietrich), from Old High German thoit (“people”).
Proper noun
Till m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tills)
- a male given name