Clifton
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
- Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton.
- In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.
Proper noun edit
Clifton (countable and uncountable, plural Cliftons)
- (countable) An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
- (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename
- A locale in England, United Kingdom.
- A suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST5773).
- A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).
- A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).
- A village in Derbyshire.
- A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802).
- A village in Fylde district, Lancashire.
- A village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1948)
- A suburb partly within Clifton Without parish, City of York, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5953).
- A village in Northumberland.
- An outer suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5534).
- A village in Oxfordshire.
- A village in Conisbrough Parks parish, Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5196).
- A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4392).
- A village in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1522).
- A small village in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8446).
- A locale in New Zealand:
- A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand. [1]
- A village in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. [2]
- A neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan.
- A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
- A town on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- A locale in the United States:
- A town, the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona.
- A census-designated place in Colorado; named for nearby cliffs.
- A city in Idaho.
- A village in Illinois; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A city in Kansas; named for a surveyor who platted the city.
- A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
- A town in Maine.
- A village in Massachusetts.
- A ghost town in Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Schuyler County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William J. Cliff.
- A ghost town in Nevada; named for nearby cliffs.
- A city in New Jersey.
- A town in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for nearby Clifton Iron Mine.
- A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City.
- An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
- A village in Clark County and Greene County, Ohio; named for nearby cliffs.
- A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
- An unincorporated community in Hood River County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
- A city in Tennessee.
- A city in Bosque County, Texas; named for nearby cliffs and originally named Cliff Town.
- A town in Virginia.
- (historical) Former name of Belfair.; a locality in Mason, Washington
- A town in Grant County, Wisconsin; named for early resident and benefactor Bosman Clifton.
- A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
- A locale in England, United Kingdom.
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Cliffton
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan
Etymology 2 edit
Calque of terms meaning cliff+town
Proper noun edit
Clifton