English Explanatory Dictionary

Hinchcliffe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪnt͡ʃklɪf/

Word forms

Hinchcliffe Hinchcliffes Hinchcliff Hinchliffe

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in West Yorkshire, from the unattested Old English word *henge (“steep”) + clif (“cliff”). See henġeclif.

Derived words

Hinch
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