Clough
See also: clough
English
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Etymology
[edit]- As an English surname, from the noun clough.
- As a Welsh surname, from cloff (“lame”), from Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.[1]
- As an Irish place name, from Irish an Chloch, "the stone".
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Clough
- A surname transferred from the common noun.
- A village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
- A village in County Laois, Ireland.
- An extinct town in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.
References
[edit]- ^ The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. (1982). United States: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, p. 24
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- English terms derived from Welsh
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English onomatopoeias
- English terms derived from Irish
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- en:Villages in County Down, Northern Ireland
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- en:Historical settlements
- en:Places in South Dakota, USA
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