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Clifton

hamlet · Stirling

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines the Old English 'clif' (cliff, steep bank) with 'tun' (farmstead, village). It likely means 'settlement by the cliff'.

Word origins

clif
Old Englishcliff, steep bank(from clif "cliff")
tun
Old Englishfarmstead, village, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")