Type Surname
Usage German
Meaning & History
Topographic name from Middle Low German clef, cleff "cliff", "precipice".
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German
Meaning & History
Nickname for a prattler or gossip, from Middle High German, Middle Low German kleffer(er).