Clifford
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- Clifford (name)Clifford (name)Clifford is both a given name and a surname of Old English origin that applies to a number of individuals or places. It simply means "ford by a cliff". Clifford was a common surname mainly in the 18th century but lost its prominence over the years...
, an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name
Places
Ireland- Clifford, Dublin
England
- Clifford, HerefordshireClifford, HerefordshireClifford is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, four miles to the north of Hay-on-Wye. It lies on the south bank of the River Wye, which here forms the border between Wales and England....
- Clifford CastleClifford CastleClifford Castle is a castle in the village of Clifford which lies four miles to the north of Hay-on-Wye in the Wye Valley in Herefordshire, England .-Early Norman castle and planned settlement:...
- Clifford Castle
- Clifford, West YorkshireClifford, West YorkshireClifford is a small village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The village is 3 miles south of Wetherby. Many of the older buildings are built of magnesian limestone.-History:...
United States
- Clifford, IndianaClifford, IndianaClifford is a town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area.-Geography:Clifford is located at ....
- Clifford, MichiganClifford, MichiganClifford is a village in Lapeer County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 324. The village is within Burlington Township.-Geography:...
- Clifford, North DakotaClifford, North DakotaAt the 2000 census, there were 51 people, 21 households and 12 families residing in the city. The population density was 366.9 per square mile . There were 26 housing units at an average density of 187.1 per square mile...
- Clifford, Pennsylvania
- Clifford, Virginia, a community in Amherst CountyAmherst County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 31,894 people, 11,941 households, and 8,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile . There were 12,958 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
in Virginia - Clifford, WisconsinClifford, WisconsinClifford is an unincorporated community in Lincoln, Oneida, and Price counties, Wisconsin, United States. Clifford is located in the towns of Somo in Lincoln County, Lynne in Oneida County, and Knox in Price County. The community is located on U.S. Route 8 east of Prentice.-References:...
Canada
- Clifford, OntarioClifford, OntarioClifford is a community in the Town of Minto in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.The village of Clifford was founded around 1855 as Minto Village. After the opening of the post office in 1856, the settlement was renamed Clifford by the first postmaster Francis Brown after Clifford in West...
Other
- Clifford the Big Red DogClifford the Big Red DogClifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series first published in 1963. Written by Norman Bridwell, the series helped establish Scholastic Books as a premier publishing company....
, a children's book and a TV-series based on it- Clifford (character)Clifford (character)Clifford is a main protagonist of the Clifford the Big Red Dog book series, written by Norman Bridwell, and originally published in 1963, and the television series of the same name, which is based upon it, and ran from 2000-2003. He was voiced by John Ritter....
, the central character of Clifford the Big Red Dog - Clifford's Puppy DaysClifford's Puppy DaysClifford's Puppy Days is an animated television series on PBS Kids. It is a spin-off of the Clifford the Big Red Dog TV series, and it features Clifford the Big Red Dog, a popular cartoon character. It is set when Clifford was a puppy...
, an animated television show, featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Clifford (character)
- Clifford (muppet)Clifford (Muppet)Clifford is a Muppet character, performed by Kevin Clash. He is a violet-colored creature with multi-colored dreadlocks and big lips. Like many other Muppets, it is never specified what kind of creature he is, but it is speculated that he is in fact a catfish.He was created to be the bass guitar...
, a character on Sesame Street - Clifford (film)Clifford (film)Clifford is a 1994 comedy film starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, and Mary Steenburgen.The film was shot in 1990 and originally planned for release in the summer of 1991, but remained in limbo for several years due to Orion Pictures' bleak financial situation...
, a 1994 film starring Martin Short and Charles Grodin - Clifford algebraClifford algebraIn mathematics, Clifford algebras are a type of associative algebra. As K-algebras, they generalize the real numbers, complex numbers, quaternions and several other hypercomplex number systems. The theory of Clifford algebras is intimately connected with the theory of quadratic forms and orthogonal...
, a type of associative algebra, named after William Kingdon Clifford - Clifford analysisClifford analysisClifford analysis, using Clifford algebras named after William Kingdon Clifford, is the study of Dirac operators, and Dirac type operators in analysis and geometry, together with their applications...
, a mathematical study of Dirac operators - Clifford ChanceClifford ChanceClifford Chance LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. It is one of the ten largest law firms in the world measured by both number of lawyers and revenue...
, an international attorney firm, headquartered in London, England - Clifford House (Eustis, Florida)Clifford House (Eustis, Florida)The Clifford House is a historic home in Eustis, Florida, United States. It is located at 536 North Bay Street. On April 4, 1975, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was owned by G.D. Clifford, an early settler and local merchandiser.Built in 1910, the...
, a historic house in the US state of Florida - Clifford International SchoolClifford International SchoolThe Clifford International School is an international school located in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. The school follows the Canadian curriculum, which more precisely, the study programs of the province of Manitoba...
, an international school in Guangzhou , People's Republic of China - Clifford module, a mathematical representation
- Clifford PierClifford PierClifford Pier is a pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of Central Area, in Singapore's central business district....
, a pier in Singaport - Clifford theoryClifford theoryIn mathematics, Clifford theory, introduced by , describes the relation between representations of a group and those of a normal subgroup.Alfred H. Clifford proved the following result on the restriction of finite-dimensional irreducible representations from a group G to a normal subgroup N of...
, dealing with representations, named after Alfred H. Clifford - Clifford torusClifford torusIn geometric topology, the Clifford torus is a special kind of torus sitting inside R4. Alternatively, it can be seen as a torus sitting inside C2 since C2 is topologically the same space as R4...
, a figure in geometric topology - Clifford's InnClifford's InnClifford's Inn was an Inn of Chancery which is located between Fetter Lane and Clifford's Inn Passage, leading off Fleet Street, EC4.Founded in 1344 and dissolved in 1903, most of the original structure was demolished in 1934...
, a London (England) Inn of Chancery - Clifford's theorem, any of several mathematical derivations
- Clifford's Tower, the previously-used name of York Castle in England
- Clifford-Warren HouseClifford-Warren HouseClifford-Warren House is an historic house in Plymouth, Massachusetts.The house was built in 1695 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980....
, a historic house in the US state of Massachusetts
See also
- Baron CliffordBaron CliffordThe barony of this name has been in abeyance since 1858 – for the baronies with similar names that remain extant see Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Baron de Clifford----...
- Baron Clifford of ChudleighBaron Clifford of ChudleighBaron Clifford of Chudleigh, of Chudleigh in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Thomas Clifford...
- Baron de CliffordBaron de CliffordBaron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford. The title was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. The de Clifford family settled in England after the Norman conquest and were a notable family in...
- Clifford BaronetsClifford BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for a person with the surname Clifford.The Clifford Baronetcy, of the Navy was created for Augustus William James Clifford, the illegitimate son of the 5th Duke of Devonshire on August 4, 1838 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
- Clifford CastleClifford CastleClifford Castle is a castle in the village of Clifford which lies four miles to the north of Hay-on-Wye in the Wye Valley in Herefordshire, England .-Early Norman castle and planned settlement:...
, a castle in the village of Clifford, England - Lord Clifford (disambiguation)