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Traditional and modern English names from Britain and beyond.
Variant of Clifford: River ford near a cliff.
From the farm near the cliff.
From the cliff land.
Cliff-side ford.
Variant of Clifton: From the town near a cliff.
Diminutive of Clinton: From the town near a hill.
Lives at the cliffs.
Heel.
Variant of Cob: Heel.
Surname and place name.
Variant of Coburn.
Cushion. Helpful.
Helpful.
Variant of Cody: Cushion; helpful.
Cushion.
Lives at the cave slope.
Variant of Colin: Of a triumphant people; young...
Seaman.
Diminutive of Colin: Of a triumphant people; yo...
Dove; dark skinned.
Dark skinned.
From the dark town.
Variant of Nicholas 'people's victory.'.
Dove.
Charcoal merchant.
Of a triumphant people; young boy.
Son of the dark man.
Variant of Colby: From the dark farm.
A surname meaning swarthy, used occasionally as...
Charcoal merchant. Coal miner.
Forest.
Abbreviation of Nicholas 'people's victory.'.
Variant of Colton: From a dark town. Also a va...
Variant of Coleman: Dove; dark skinned.
Military rank.
Triumphant people; people's victory.
Unknown owner of property.
From the dark town. Diminutive of Colston: Unk...
Coal town.
Horse herdsman. Variant of Colt: young horse;f...