Cliff

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
2
A surname.
3
An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
4
A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
5
A hamlet in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2198).
6
A neighbourhood, The Cliff, in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8201).
7
A small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland, appearing on OS maps as Cliobh (OS grid ref NB0835).

Etymology

The given name is from shortenings of the diminutives. The surname is from the noun cliff.

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Cliff · A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.

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