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♂ Cliff
What does Cliff mean?
Cliff 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Cliff is "cliff-side slope". Diminutive of Clifford and Clifton. Sometimes linked with Clive. Made popular in the 1950s by pop singer Cliff Richard. Actor Cliff Robertson.
STARTS WITH Cl-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, slope (mountain), popular (famous)
Variations
VARIANTS Cliffe, Clyff, Clyffe
RELATED FORMS VIA CLIFFORD, CLIFTON, CLIVE Cleve▼, Clift, Clyve
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Caiff, ..
(female) Clicy, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cliff Orion (C.O.), ..
How popular is Cliff?
Cliff is a somewhat popular first name for males (#612 out of 1220, Top 50%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#12058 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Cliff reached its apex position of #502 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Cliff rated in the Top 2000 are Clifford (#1276 A YEAR AGO), Clifton (#1602), Clive (#1861) and Cleve. Other forms, like Clift, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Cliff was common 118 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.42%) and has become significantly less since (ADOPTION 0.02%, ▼95.7%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Biff, Clint▼, Griff and Olaff. These names tend to be less commonly used than Cliff.
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