Clifford Bottom
valley · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Clifford Bottom is likely derived from the Old English 'clif', meaning a cliff or steep bank, combined with 'ford', meaning a river crossing, and 'botm', meaning a valley.
Word origins
- Clifford
- Old Englishcliff ford(from clif "cliff", ford "river crossing")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, bottom of a valley(from botm "bottom")