Etymology

Clifford

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English clif
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromclif“cliff”
  2. English todayClifford

From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”), a dweller at the ford by the steep bank.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishclif all →

cliffCliftonCliffeCleveley

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.