"Cliffe" meaning in English

See Cliffe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Cliffes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|clif||cliff, crag}} Old English clif (“cliff, crag”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Cliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Cliffes)
  1. A village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7376). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England Derived forms: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Cliffe Common, Cliffe Vale (english: also Cliff Vale), Cliffe Woods, King's Cliffe, Normanton-on-Cliffe, St Margaret's at Cliffe, West Cliffe, Westcliffe
    Sense id: en-Cliffe-en-name-3UhqVXv0
  2. A small village in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2115). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Cliffe-en-name-8~QRKdAH
  3. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6632). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Cliffe-en-name-je1HGyGt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 9 38 28
  4. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cliffe-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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