"Till" meaning in English

See Till in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Tills [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, reduced from a pet form of Matilda. * As a north German surname, spelling variant of Thiel. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Till (countable and uncountable, plural Tills)
  1. A placename:
    (uncountable) A river in Northumberland, England, tributary to the Tweed.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Northumberland, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in Northumberland, England
    Sense id: en-Till-en-name-jEkbEn56
  2. A placename:
    (uncountable) A river in Wiltshire, England.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Till-en-name-LLcRhW5X
  3. A placename:
    (uncountable) A river in Lincolnshire, England.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in Lincolnshire, England
    Sense id: en-Till-en-name-B2TRhvCh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 75 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 32 14 20 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 37 10 16 30
  4. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Till-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (river): River Till
Disambiguation of 'river': 31 34 34 0

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