Clifford - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Clifford \c-liffo-

is pronounced KLIF-erd. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "cliff-side ford". Surname used as given name from the 17th century. Literary: Clifford the Big Red Dog is the hero of many children's books. Playwright Clifford Odets.

Clifford has 4 variant forms: Cliff, Clyff, Clyfford and Clyford.

Baby names that sound like Clifford are Guilford and Gilford.

Clifford is a very common first name for men (#149 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1630 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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