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Heathcliff - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Heathcliff

[ 2 syll. hea-(t)(h)clif(f), he-athcli-ff ] The boy name Heathcliff is pronounced as HHEHTHKLIHF KEY. Heathcliff is used predominantly in English and it is derived from Old English origins. Heathcliff's meaning is sloping wasteland.

Heathcliff is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

A famous person named Heathcliff is Heath Ledger, Actor, born Heathcliff Andrew Ledger, 4 April 1979 - 22 January 2008, Perth, Australia.

KEY: Pronunciation for Heathcliff: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"


 
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