Clifton

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Clifton refers to a town or a village located on a cliff or a hilltop. It highlights the elevation and the slope of the land, and is a befitting name for someone who cherishes mountains or heights. It also symbolizes strength, stability, and endurance, embodying such qualities as bravery, steadfastness, and ambition.
Pronunciation
KLIF-tən
The name Clifton can be pronounced as "klif-tun."
Popularity
Clifton is a modestly common name, ranking at 1418th most popular name for boys in the United States in 2020.

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Clifton Name meanings & History

The name Clifton comes from Old English origins, meaning "settlement on a cliff" or "cliff town.". Clifton refers to a town or a village located on a cliff or a hilltop. It highlights the elevation and the slope of the land, and is a befitting name for someone who cherishes mountains or heights. It also symbolizes strength, stability, and endurance, embodying such qualities as bravery, steadfastness, and ambition. From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English. Clifton is primarily used as a given name for a boy, but it could also make a cool and unique surname.

Zodiac Sign of Clifton: Curious Gemini

Synonyms of Clifton:

C: Cute,Curious,Chatty,Clever,Candid,Copycat,Choice

L: Legal,Languid,Lover,Luscious,Lovely,Liaison,Lazy

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

F: Fiery,Festive,Friendly,Fun-loving

T: Talkative,Touchy,Tacky,Testy,Truth,Tireless,Doubting Thomas

O: Organized,Obsessive,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsolete

N: Nervous,Nitpicking,Nice,Neurosis,Neat,Nutrition,Nagging

Clifton is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some of the most famous people with the name Clifton include Clifton Webb, Clifton Chenier, Clifton James, Clifton Collins Jr., and Clifton Gray.

2.) Clifton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) cliff town.

Other Forms: Cliffton, Clift, Cliften, Clyffton, Clyfton


3.) Clifton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) risk-taker

Other Forms: Cliff, Clifftan, Clifften, Cliffy


4.) CLIFTON (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating from a place-name for various old English towns. It is composed from the Old English elements clif (cliff, slope, bank of a river) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure): hence, “settlement by the cliff.” Short: Cliff. (KLIF-TUN)


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