Clifton

//ˈklɪftən// name

name ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
belfair

Etymology

Etymology 1

*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.

Etymology 2

Calque of terms meaning cliff+town

Related phrases

Clifton BeachClifton CampvilleClifton CreekClifton DownClifton ForgeClifton GroveClifton HillClifton MaybankClifton MoorClifton SpringsClifton WithoutClifton and Compton

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