Clifton Cut
lake or loch · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a cut or channel associated with a settlement named Clifton. 'Clif' means a steep rock face, and 'tun' means a settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Clifton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement on a cliff(from clif "cliff", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Cut
- Old Englishcut, channel(from cuttan "to cut")
Historical forms
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