Clifford
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈklɪfəɹd//
A habitational surname from Old English.
proper noun
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A habitational surname from Old English.
Proud northern lord, Clifford of Cumberland, / Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445).
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A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244).
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A community in the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Butler County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Burlington Township, Lapeer County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in Polk County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the towns of Somo, Lincoln County, Lynne, Oneida County and Knox, Price County, Wisconsin.
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A rural locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Etymology
From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”), a dweller at the ford by the steep bank.
Clifford · A habitational surname from Old English.
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