About Clifford
The name Clifford is of English origin and has Old English roots. It is derived from the combination of two elements: "clif" meaning "cliff" or "slope" and "ford" meaning "river crossing." Therefore, the name Clifford can be interpreted to mean "ford by the cliff" or "river crossing near a cliff." It is a descriptive name that likely originated from a geographical feature, indicating someone who lived near or was associated with a cliff and a river crossing.
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Most individuals with the name Clifford are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 0.67% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Clifford in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Clifford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.