Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗name
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton. · A surname. · An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. · A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
The given name is from shortenings of the diminutives. The surname is from the noun cliff.
This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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