Till

• As an English surname, reduced from a pet form of Matilda.
• As a north German surname, spelling variant of Thiel.

Till (countable and uncountable, plural Tills)

1. A placename:
   1. (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 !"

   2. (uncountable) A river in Wiltshire, England.
   3. (uncountable) A river in Lincolnshire, England.
2. (countable) A surname.

• (river): River Till

• it'll, lilt, lit'l

• IPA^(key): /tɪl/

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Till m (strong, genitive Tilles or Tills, plural Tille)

1. obsolete form of Dill (“dill”)

Medieval diminutive of compound given names beginning with Diet- (such as Dieter or Dietrich), from Old High German thoit (“people”).

Till m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tills)

1. a male given name

• Tillmann, Tilmann, Tilman