Clifford

Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”).

Clifford

1. A habitational surname​.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:

     ,Scene II:

     Proud northern lord, Clifford of Cumberland, / Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village in Herefordshire, England.
4. A village in West Yorkshire, England.

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Clifford.

• Clifford algebra
• Clifford module
• Clifford semigroup

• Cliff

From English Clifford, from Old English.

Clifford

1. a male given name