Clifford

From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪfəɹd/

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Clifford

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     ,Scene II:

     Proud northern lord, Clifford of Cumberland, / Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445).
4. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244).
5. A community in the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
   2. A township in Butler County, Kansas.
   3. A village in Burlington Township, Lapeer County, Michigan.
   4. An extinct town in Polk County, Missouri.
   5. A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
   6. A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
   7. An unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia.
   8. An unincorporated community in the towns of Somo, Lincoln County, Lynne, Oneida County and Knox, Price County, Wisconsin.
7. A rural locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

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• Cliff

From English Clifford, from Old English.

Clifford

1. a male given name from English