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Clifton en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈklɪftən/

Etymology

*Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton. *In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.

Meanings

  1. (countable) An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST5773).
  4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).
  5. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).
  6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A village in Clifton and Compton parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1644).
  7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802).
  8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A village in Newton-with-Clifton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4630).
  9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A small village in Newall with Clifton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1948).
  10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A suburb partly within Clifton Without parish, City of York, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5953).
  11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A hamlet in Stannington parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2082).
  12. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ An outer suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5534).
  13. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A hamlet in Deddington parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4831).
  14. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A village in Conisbrough Parks parish, Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5196).
  15. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4392).
  16. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1522).
  17. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in England: ▸ A small village in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8446).
  18. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
  19. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in New Zealand: ▸ A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  20. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in New Zealand: ▸ A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in New Zealand: ▸ A village in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
  22. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan.
  23. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  24. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A town on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  25. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona.
  26. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado; named for nearby cliffs.
  27. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Franklin County, Idaho.
  28. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago.
  29. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Brownsville Township, Union County, Indiana.
  30. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Clay County and Washington County, Kansas; named for a surveyor who platted the city.
  31. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  32. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
  33. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  34. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in the towns of Swampscott and Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  35. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
  36. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  37. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William J. Cliff.
  38. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada; named for nearby cliffs.
  39. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in Passaic County, New Jersey.
  40. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for nearby Clifton Iron Mine.
  41. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City.
  42. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
  43. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A village in Clark County and Greene County, Ohio; named for nearby cliffs.
  44. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  45. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
  46. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hood River County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
  47. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in Wayne County, Tennessee.
  48. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in Bosque County, Texas; named for nearby cliffs and originally named Cliff Town.
  49. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  50. (countable, historical, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ Former name of Belfair: a locality in Mason, Washington.
  51. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Grant County, Wisconsin; named for early resident and benefactor Bosman Clifton.
  52. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  53. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
  54. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A number of townships, listed under Clifton Township.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Cliffton alternative lexicographic
Cliftons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Clifton Campville · Clifton Forge · Clifton-upon-Dunsmore · Clifton Maybank · Clifton Hill · Clifton Moor · Clifton Springs · Clifton Creek · Clifton Park · Newton-with-Clifton · Clifton Grove · Clifton Down · Clifton and Compton · Newall with Clifton · Clifton upon Teme · Clifton Without · Clifton Beach

Translations (6)

sd ڪليفٽن (neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan) · ur کلفٹن (neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan) · hi क्लिफ़्टन (neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan) · bn ক্লিপ্টন (neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan) · cmn 克利夫頓 /克利夫顿 (townland in Ireland) · ga Clochán (townland in Ireland)

Clifton en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈklɪftən/

Etymology

Calque of terms meaning cliff+town

Meanings

  1. A townland in County Cavan, Ireland. An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán).