Clifton

♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine

Origin and meaning

*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.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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