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2/10/2020, 11:55 PM Mike C
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3/6/2017, 2:47 AM amanh

Name Cleveland
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. KLEEV-lənd
Other Forms FormsCleaveland
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

English regional name from the district around Middlesbrough named Cleveland ‘the land of the cliffs’, from the genitive plural (clifa) of Old English clif ‘bank’, ‘slope’ + land ‘land’. See also CLEAVELAND.

This was the surname of American president Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). It is also the name of an American city, which was founded by surveyor Moses Cleaveland (1754-1806).
Added 3/6/2017 by amanh