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♂ Clift
What does Clift mean?
Clift 
as a name for boys is of Old English origin, and Clift means "town by the cliff". Clift is a version of Clifton (Old English): surname used as given name.
STARTS WITH Cl-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english
Variations
RELATIONS VIA CLIFTON Cliff▼, Clyfton
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Clit, ..
(female) Clice, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clift Rhyder (C.R.), ..
How popular is Clift?
Clift is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#7253 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Clifton (#1602 A YEAR AGO) and Cliff are the prominent varying forms of Clift (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Clift was widespread among parents during 1900-1909 (USAGE OF 0.1%) and is now much less (USAGE 0.01%, ▼94%), with versions such as Cliff going out of style. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Cliffe, Clint▼, Clintt (see Clinton), Clive, Clyff and Croft. These names tend to be more frequently used than Clift.
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