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Usually a boy's name

Linked by tradition
Short for Clifford or Clifton, from Old English clif, 'cliff, slope' Likely
Origin
English
Element: Earth

linked with: cliff

BaZi is a centuries-old Chinese way of reading the moment you were born, and naming with it sorts names by the five elements.

Inspired by Chinese naming: the element comes from the name's meaning, never from its letters or sound.

Popularity

US 2025: #2895 (boys)

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Names with a similar meaning

Related in meaning in Chinese

  • 嶂 zhàng cliff
  • 山 shān mountain
  • 岭 lǐng mountain ridge Traditional form: 嶺
  • 岱 dài sacred mountain
  • 岳 yuè great mountain
  • 峰 fēng peak

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning

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