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Clifton

/ˈklɪftən/

Clifton proper noun: an English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.

Proper noun (1)

Clifton (countable and uncountable, plural Cliftons)

  1. (countable) An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST5773).
  4. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).
  5. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).
  6. A village in Clifton and Compton parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1644).
  7. A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802).
  8. A village in Newton-with-Clifton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4630).
  9. A small village in Newall with Clifton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1948).
  10. A suburb partly within Clifton Without parish, City of York, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5953).
  11. A hamlet in Stannington parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2082).
  12. An outer suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5534).
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  1. A hamlet in Deddington parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4831).
  2. A village in Conisbrough Parks parish, Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5196).
  3. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4392).
  4. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1522).
  5. A small village in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8446).
  6. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  8. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  9. A village in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
  10. A neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan.
  11. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  12. A town on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  13. A town, the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona.
  14. A census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado; named for nearby cliffs.
  15. A minor city in Franklin County, Idaho.
  16. A village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago.
  17. An unincorporated community in Brownsville Township, Union County, Indiana.
  18. A minor city in Clay County and Washington County, Kansas; named for a surveyor who platted the city.
  19. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  20. An unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
  21. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  22. An unincorporated community in the towns of Swampscott and Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  23. A ghost town in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
  24. An unincorporated community in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  25. An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William J. Cliff.
  26. A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada; named for nearby cliffs.
  27. A city in Passaic County, New Jersey.
  28. A town in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for nearby Clifton Iron Mine.
  29. A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City.
  30. An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
  31. A village in Clark County and Greene County, Ohio; named for nearby cliffs.
  32. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  33. An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
  34. An unincorporated community in Hood River County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
  35. A city in Wayne County, Tennessee.
  36. A city in Bosque County, Texas; named for nearby cliffs and originally named Cliff Town.
  37. A town in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  38. (historical) Former name of Belfair: a locality in Mason, Washington.
  39. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin; named for early resident and benefactor Bosman Clifton.
  40. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  41. A town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
  42. A number of townships, listed under Clifton Township.

Proper noun (2)

Clifton

  1. A townland in County Cavan, Ireland. An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán).

Clifton meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Bengali

Clifton in Hindi

neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan
क्लिफ़्टन klifṭan

Clifton in Urdu

neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan
کلفٹن

Clifton in Bengali

neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan
ক্লিপ্টন klipṭon
More languagesFewer languages
Sindhi
ڪليفٽن klefṭ̃

Forms of Clifton

pluralCliftons
alternative formCliffton

Origin of Clifton

*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.

Calque of terms meaning cliff+town

Words formed from Clifton

Questions about Clifton

What does Clifton mean?
Clifton means an English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
What is Clifton in Hindi?
Clifton in Hindi is क्लिफ़्टन (klifṭan). See Clifton meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Clifton?
Clifton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Clifton?
Clifton is pronounced /ˈklɪftən/.

Words near Clifton in the dictionary

  1. cliffy
  2. clift
  3. clifted
  4. Clifteen
  5. Cliftleigh
  6. Clifton
  7. Clifton and Compton
  8. Clifton Beach
  9. Clifton Campville
  10. Clifton Creek
  11. Clifton Down

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