Ratcliffe - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ratcliffe \r(a)-tc-liffe, rat-cliffe\ is a variant of Radcliff (Old English), and the meaning of Ratcliffe is "red cliff".

The baby name Ratcliffe sounds like Ratcliff and Radcliffe. Other similar baby names are Radclyffe and Sutcliffe.

Ratcliffe is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#7374 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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