Western numerology
Number 9 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Cliff at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English
- Western numerology
- 9
- Indian numerology
- 4
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
- 159 family views
Number meaning for Cliff
Indian numerology
Number 4 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Cliff mean?
Cliff is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English context. Its meaning is recorded as: Diminutive of Clifford: River ford near a cliff
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Cliff
Clifford
Boy
Indian
Ford near a slope From an Old English surname and place name, used commonly as a first name since the late 19th century Famous bearer: pianist Sir Clifford Curzon; Ford near the cliff; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Clifford Also Young Clifford, son to Lord Clifford 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Clifford; hill, near a slope; Name of a Place; Near a Slope
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Claiborne
Unisex
English
born of the earth; Variant of Clayborne: Stream by a clay bed
132 family views
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Claressa
Girl
English
famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
126 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Cliff
Clifford
Boy
Indian
Ford near a slope From an Old English surname and place name, used commonly as a first name since the late 19th century Famous bearer: pianist Sir Clifford Curzon; Ford near the cliff; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Clifford Also Young Clifford, son to Lord Clifford 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Clifford; hill, near a slope; Name of a Place; Near a Slope
112 family views
Sutcliff
Boy
English
A man who comes from the cliff on the south; From the south cliff
166 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Cliff
Claiborne
Unisex
English
born of the earth; Variant of Clayborne: Stream by a clay bed
132 family views
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
193 family views
Claressa
Girl
English
famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
126 family views
Claribel
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear; Bright; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
148 family views
Clarice
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright; famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished
156 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Clifford
Boy
Indian
Ford near a slope From an Old English surname and place name, used commonly as a first name since the late 19th century Famous bearer: pianist Sir Clifford Curzon; Ford near the cliff; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Clifford Also Young Clifford, son to Lord Clifford 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Clifford; hill, near a slope; Name of a Place; Near a Slope
112 family views
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