Till

== 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' speedAnd I rin slawWhar ye droon ae man,I droon twa !" (uncountable) A river in Wiltshire, England. (uncountable) A river in Lincolnshire, England. (countable) A surname. ==== Synonyms ==== (river): River Till === Anagrams === it'll, lilt, lit'l == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɪl/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== Till m (strong, genitive Tilles or Tills, plural Tille) obsolete form of Dill (“dill”) ===== Declension ===== === 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 ===== Related terms ===== Tillmann, Tilmann, Tilman