English Explanatory Dictionary

Clifton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename:
  4. A locale in England:
  5. A suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST5773).
  6. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).
  7. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).
  8. A village in Clifton and Compton parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1644).
  9. A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802).
  10. A village in Newton-with-Clifton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4630).
  11. A small village in Newall with Clifton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1948).
  12. A suburb partly within Clifton Without parish, City of York, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5953).
name
  1. A townland in County Cavan, Ireland. An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán).

Pronunciation

/ˈklɪftən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Clifton.wav

Word forms

Clifton Cliftons Cliffton

Etymology

*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.

Derived words

Clifton and Compton Clifton Beach Clifton Campville Clifton Creek Clifton Down Clifton Forge Clifton Grove Clifton Hill Clifton Maybank Clifton Moor Clifton Park Clifton Springs Clifton-upon-Dunsmore Clifton upon Teme Clifton Without Newall with Clifton Newton-with-Clifton

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 克利夫頓 /克利夫顿 Irish: Clochán
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