Clifton

English Pronunciation en /ˈklɪftən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Clifton.wav Southern England Etymology 1 Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From en ang clif cliff + ang tūn town. Analyzable as en cliff ton. In Oregon County, Missouri, from en Cliff ton. From being named after a en Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif. Proper noun ~ s en countable en English habitational Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England. en countable en male surnames. A placename: en locale cc/England: en suburb city/Bristol OS grid ref ST5773. en village/and/cpar in dist/Central Bedfordshire co/Bedfordshire OS grid ref TL1638. Parish map (Bedfordshire) en village/and/civil parish in dist/Eden co/Cumbria OS grid ref NY5326. Parish map (Cumbria) en village par/Clifton and Compton dist/Derbyshire Dales co/Derbyshire OS grid ref SK1644. en small town city/Salford co/Greater Manchester OS grid ref SD7802. en village par/Newton-with-Clifton dist/Fylde co/Lancashire OS grid ref SD4630. en small village par/Newall with Clifton dist/Harrogate co/North Yorkshire OS grid ref SE1948. en suburb partly within par/Clifton Without city:Pref/York co/North Yorkshire OS grid ref SE5953. en hamlet par/Stannington co/Northumberland OS grid ref NZ2082. en outer suburb city/Nottingham co/Nottinghamshire OS grid ref SK5534. Ward map (Nottingham: 1 of 2) en hamlet par/Deddington dist/Cherwell co/Oxfordshire OS grid ref SP4831. en village par/Conisbrough Parks bor/Doncaster co/South Yorkshire OS grid ref SK5196. en suburb town/Rotherham co/South Yorkshire OS grid ref SK4392. en village metbor/Calderdale co/West Yorkshire OS grid ref SE1522. en small village par/Severn Stoke dist/Malvern Hills co/Worcestershire OS grid ref SO8446. en suburb of city/Wollongong s/New South Wales c/Australia. en locale c/New Zealand: en suburb city/Christchurch r/Canterbury c/New Zealand. en suburb city/Invercargill r/Southland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map: Invercargill en village r/Hawke's Bay c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map: Hawke's Bay en neighborhood city/Karachi c/Pakistan. en suburb city/Cape Town c/South Africa. en town on island/Union Island c/Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. en locale c/US: en town/county seat co/Greenlee County s/Arizona. en CDP co/Mesa County s/Colorado ; named for nearby cliffs. en minor city co/Franklin County s/Idaho. en village twp:Suf/Chebanse co/Iroquois County s/Illinois ; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago. en ucomm twp:Suf/Brownsville co/Union County s/Indiana. en minor city co/Clay County and co/Washington County s/Kansas ; named for a surveyor who platted the city. en neighborhood city/Louisville s/Kentucky. en ucomm co/Rapides Parish s/Louisiana. en town co/Penobscot County s/Maine. en ucomm in the towns of x/Swampscott and x/Marblehead co/Essex County s/Massachusetts. en ghost town twp:Suf/Allouez co/Keweenaw County s/Michigan. en ucomm co/Schuyler County s/Missouri. en ucomm co/Oregon County s/Missouri ; named for early settlers George and William J. Cliff. en ghost town co/Lander County s/Nevada ; named for nearby cliffs. en city co/Passaic County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Clifton, New Jersey en town co/St. Lawrence County s/New York ; named for nearby Clifton Iron Mine. en neighborhood bor/Staten Island city/New York City. en ucomm co/Ashe County s/North Carolina. en village co/Clark County and co/Greene County s/Ohio ; named for nearby cliffs. en neighborhood city/Cincinnati s/Ohio. en ucomm co/Clatsop County s/Oregon ; named for nearby cliffs. en ucomm co/Hood River County s/Oregon ; named for nearby cliffs. en city co/Wayne County s/Tennessee. en city co/Bosque County s/Texas ; named for nearby cliffs and originally named Cliff Town. en town co/Fairfax County s/Virginia. TopoZone: Clifton, Virginia en historical en @former name of:Belfair locality co/Mason s/Washington. en town co/Grant County s/Wisconsin ; named for early resident and benefactor Bosman Clifton. en town co/Monroe County s/Wisconsin. en town co/Pierce County s/Wisconsin. en A number of <<townships>>, listed under Clifton Township. Alternative forms surname en Cliffton Derived terms en Cliftonian cliftonite Clifton and Compton Clifton Campville Clifton Beach Clifton Creek Clifton Down Clifton Forge Clifton Grove Clifton Hill Clifton Maybank Clifton Moor Clifton Park Clifton Springs Clifton-upon-Dunsmore Clifton upon Teme Clifton Without Newall with Clifton Newton-with-Clifton Translations townland in Ireland Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 克利夫頓 Kèlìfūdùn Irish: ga Clochán neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan Bengali: bn ক্লিপ্টন Hindi: hi क्लिफ़्टन Sindhi: sd ڪليفٽن Urdu: ur کلفٹن Etymology 2 Calque of terms meaning en cliff+town Proper noun en townland co/Cavan c/Ireland. An anglicization of its en ga - name (ga Clochán). References