Cliff is a boy’s name of English origin. Meaning in English: River ford near a cliff. Cliff is a short form of Clifford. The name has 5 letters.
Related names
Cleva
GirlEnglish
Dwells at the cliffs.
Cleve
BoyEnglish
Cliffs. Abbreviation of Cleveland.
Cleveland
BoyEnglish
From the cliff land.
Clevon
BoyAfrican-American English
Cliff. From the cliff.
Clifford
BoyEnglish Literary
Ford near a slope. From an Old English surname and place name, used commonly as a first name since the late 19th century. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to lord Clifford. Also Young Clifford, son to Lord Clifford. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Clifford.
Cliffton
BoyEnglish
From the farm near the cliff.
Clifland
BoyEnglish
From the cliff land.
Clift
BoyEnglish
From the town near a cliff.