Cliff

See also: cliff

English

Etymology

Shortening for the diminutive.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪf

Proper noun

Cliff

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
  2. A surname.
  3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
  5. A hamlet in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2198). [1]
  6. A neighbourhood, The Cliff, in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8201). [2]
  7. A small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland, appearing on OS maps as Cliobh (OS grid ref NB0835). [3]

References
  1. OS: Warwickshire
  2. OS: Salford
  3. OS: Lewis
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