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Clifford

//ˈklɪfəɹd// name

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  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old English.

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

  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445).
  4. 4
    A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244).
  5. 5
    A community in the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Butler County, Kansas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Burlington Township, Lapeer County, Michigan.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Polk County, Missouri.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia.
  8. 13
    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.
  9. 14
    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.

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