Given name & surname

Cliffe

“from the town near the cliff”

Cliffe is a variant of Cliff. In English use, Cliff carries the interpretation “from the town near the cliff.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cliffe is a variant of Cliff. In English use, Cliff carries the interpretation “from the town near the cliff.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Cliffe comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cliffe’s family of names

Cliffe has a related form in Cliff.

Walk Cliffe’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Cliffe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Claridge

“clover”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Old English

Clifton

“cliff”

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>99% boys

Old English

Staincliffe

“stone cliff”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Clapham

Clapham is a surname from Old English.

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Nature

Clowney

“water, river”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cribb

“crib, manger”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Clutton

“rocky, stony”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Clapton

“rock, hill”

No U.S. birth series

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