English Explanatory Dictionary

Aldcliffe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔː.klɪf/ /ˈɔːld.klɪf/

Word forms

Aldcliffe

Etymology

Probably from Old English eald (“old”) and clif (“cliff”), meaning "the high land long occupied". Possibly from the Old English personal name Alda, but this is unlikely. Coates (2000) rejects the proposed specifics and suggests a Proto-Brythonic/Cumbric equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).

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