Clifton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Clifton \c-lif-

is pronounced KLIF-ten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "town by the cliff". Surname used as given name. Sometimes used as an expanded form of Cliff.

Clifton has 6 variant forms: Cliff, Cliffeton, Clift, Clyffeton, Clyfton and Clyffton.

A baby name that sounds like Clifton is Clovito.

Clifton is a very common first name for men (#279 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1130 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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