Hinchcliffe

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/ˈhɪnt͡ʃklɪf/

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounHinchcliffe (plural Hinchcliffes)

plural Hinchcliffes · alternative Hinchcliff · alternative Hinchliffe

  1. A surname from Old English.

    The Harris campaign immediately seized on Hinchcliffe’s remarks about Puerto Rico. In a tweet posted after his introduction, Hinchcliffe wrote in response, “These people have no sense of humor.”

    2024 October 28, Danielle Kurtzleben, “Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally”, in NPR

Origin

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

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APA

Hinchcliffe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinchcliffe

MLA

“Hinchcliffe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinchcliffe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hinchcliffe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinchcliffe.

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