Cliff (given name) explained
Cliff |
Gender: | Male |
Origin: | Old English |
Related Names: | Clifford, Clifton |
Cliff is a masculine given name. It is a short form of Clifford or Clifton.[1] It may refer to:
People
Actors and directors
In music
- Cliff Barrows (1923–2016), music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
- Cliff Burton (1962–1986), former bassist of the band Metallica
- Cliff Edwards (1895–1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", American musician
- Cliff Martinez (born 1954), American film score composer
- Cliff Richard (born 1940), British singer
- Clifford T. Ward, British singer/songwriter
- Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist of the rock band AC/DC
In sports
- Cliff Anderson (1944–2021), American basketball player
- Cliff Anderson (American football) (1929–1979), American football player
- Cliff Avril (born 1986), American football player
- Cliff Baldwin (1899–1979), American football player
- Cliff Barker (1921–1998), American basketball player
- Cliff Bayer (born 1977), American foil fencer
- Cliff Branch (1948–2019), American football player
- Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer
- Cliff Fletcher (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey executive and former general manager
- Cliff Floyd (born 1972), American baseball player
- Cliff Hardy (born 1947), American football player
- Cliff Harris (born 1948), American football player
- Cliff Thorburn (born 1948), Canadian snooker player
- Cliff Lee (born 1978), American baseball pitcher
- Cliff Olander (born 1955), American football player
- Cliff Morgan (1930–2013), Welsh Rugby Union player and later BBC Commentator and broadcaster
- Cliff Politte, American baseball player
- Cliff Pritchard ((1882–1954), Welsh Rugby Union player
- Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960), American basketball player
- Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966), American basketball player
- Cliff Ronning (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Cliff Toney (born 1958), American football player
- Cliff Wiley (born 1955), American track and field athlete
Other people
Fictional characters
- Cliff Barnes, from the TV drama Dallas
- Cliff Booth, a character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Cliff Bradshaw, the male lead in the musical Cabaret
- Cliff Carmichael, the second Thinker (DC Comics), a villain
- Cliff Clavin, in the Cheers TV series
- Cliff Clewless, from the comic strip
- Cliff Dagger, an antagonist in the animated show M.A.S.K. (TV series)
- Cliff, the main Psycho killer in Roadflower
- Cliff Feltbottom, a character from animated show CatDog
- Cliff Huxtable, the main protagonist of the TV series The Cosby Show
- Cliff Steele, a DC Comics superhero known as Robotman
- Leader Cliff, one of the Leaders of Team GO Rocket in Pokémon GO
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Cliff . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304161630/http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/c/origin-and-meaning-of-cliff.htm . 2012-03-04 . dead .