Cliff

Topographical name or short form of Clifford or Clifton
"lives near the ford by the cliff"

Cliff Origin and Meaning

The name Cliff is a boy's name of English origin.

Cliff is a familiar, timeless short form -- never too popular, yet widely known -- that you might also think of as a geographical name ala Vale or Field.

# 871 in the US

Cliff Rank in US Top 1000

Cliff Popularity

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Famous People Named Cliff

  • Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb)
    English pop singer
  • Clifton Phifer "Cliff" Lee
    American baseball player
  • Clifford Lee "Cliff" Burton
    American bass guitarist for Metallica
  • Clifford Charles "Cliff" Arquette
    American actor
  • Clifford John "Cliff" Bole
    American TV director
  • Clifford Vivian Devon "Cliff" Curtis
    New Zealand actor
  • Clifford Tobin "Cliff" DeYoung
    American actor
  • Cliff Martinez
    American musician and composer
  • Arthur Clifford "Cliff" Michelmore
    English TV presenter
  • Cliff Parisi
    English actor
  • Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III
    American actor
  • Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards
    American jazz singer
  • Clifford Allen "Cliff" Harris
    American NFL player
  • Clifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns
    Sr., U.S. Congressman from Florida

Cliff in Pop Culture

  • Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
    main character on The Cosby Show
  • Clifford C. "Cliff" Clavin
    Jr., character on TV's "Cheers"
  • Cliff Clewless
    character from the comic strip Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!.
  • Cliff Bradshaw
    character in the musical Cabaret
  • Cliff Barnes
    character on TV's "Dallas"
  • Cliff Booth
    character in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"