# Clifford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈklɪfəɹd/ · frequency rank #10,011

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445).
4. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244).
5. A community in the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
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14. A rural locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

## Etymology
From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”), a dweller at the ford by the steep bank.

## Common misspellings (11)
`cclifford`, `cilfford`, `clfiford`, `cliffodr`, `cliffordd`, `clifforrd`, `cliffrod`, `clifofrd`, `cliford`, `cllifford`, `lcifford`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clifford