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Aldcliffe.

a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɔː.klɪf//ˈɔːld.klɪf/
  1. a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England.

Where this word comes from

Probably from Old English eald (“old”) and clif (“cliff”), meaning "the high land long occupied". Possibly from the Old English personal name Alda, but this is unlikely. Coates (2000) rejects the proposed specifics and suggests a Proto-Brythonic/Cumbric equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).

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