"Clough" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /klʌf/
Rhymes: -ʌf 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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh, {{der|en|la-lat|cloppus}} Late Latin cloppus, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Clough
  1. A surname transferred from the common noun.
    Sense id: en-Clough-en-name-znFz0UgC Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. Categories (place): Places in County Down, Northern Ireland, Places in Northern Ireland, Villages in County Down, Northern Ireland, Villages in Northern Ireland
    Sense id: en-Clough-en-name-T1cLxCxe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 57 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 60 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 59 12 17
  3. A village in County Laois, Ireland. Categories (place): Places in County Laois, Ireland, Places in Ireland, Villages in County Laois, Ireland, Villages in Ireland
    Sense id: en-Clough-en-name-r0Foe3lT
  4. An extinct town in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. Categories (place): Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clough-en-name-SvdtXNej Categories (other): Former settlements
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