Clough

See also: clough

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from the noun clough.
• As a Welsh surname, from cloff (“lame”), from Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.
• As an Irish place name, from Irish an Chloch, "the stone".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klʌf/
• Rhymes: -ʌf

Proper noun

Clough

1. A surname transferred from the common noun.
2. A village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
3. A village in County Laois, Ireland.
4. An extinct town in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.