Clifton

Meaning

Proper Noun

• for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
• A male given name from surnames.
• A placename
• townland Cavan (county) Ireland (country). An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán).
• (unincorporated) community Oregon County (county) Missouri (state) ; named for early settlers George and William J. Cliff.

Origin

• Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif ("cliff") + tūn. Analyzable as cliff + -ton.
• Calque of terms meaning cliff+town
• Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.