Clifton

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɪftən/ === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== 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: 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 Clifton and Compton parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1644). A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802). A village in Newton-with-Clifton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4630). A small village in Newall with Clifton parish, 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 hamlet in Stannington parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2082). An outer suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5534). A hamlet in Deddington parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4831). 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 the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1522). A small village in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8446). A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. A locale in New Zealand: A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. A village in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. 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 Mesa County, Colorado; named for nearby cliffs. A minor city in Franklin County, Idaho. A village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago. An unincorporated community in Brownsville Township, Union County, Indiana. A minor city in Clay County and Washington County, Kansas; named for a surveyor who platted the city. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. A town in Penobscot County, Maine. An unincorporated community in the towns of Swampscott and Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. A ghost town in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, 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 Lander County, Nevada; named for nearby cliffs. A city in Passaic County, 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 Ashe County, 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 Wayne County, Tennessee. A city in Bosque County, Texas; named for nearby cliffs and originally named Cliff Town. A town in Fairfax County, 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 number of townships, listed under Clifton Township. ===== Alternative forms ===== (surname): Cliffton ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Calque of terms meaning cliff+town ==== Proper noun ==== Clifton A townland in County Cavan, Ireland. An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán). === References ===