German

Till

Pronounced TILLShare

Meaning: People, through a Germanic short form

  • Boy
  • Rare gem
  • 1 syllable

The story

Till developed through a Low German shortening of Dietrich and other names with a people element. Till Eulenspiegel gives the name a specific trickster-folklore association.

Spellings & variants

  • Til
  • Thilo
  • Tillmann
  • Dietrich

Popularity

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Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

  • Short
  • Modern
  • Works everywhere

Origins

Till comes from German.

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