Clint means fenced settlement or hilltop — from the Old English. Clint Eastwood IS cinema's most iconic — Dirty Harry, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, AND an Oscar-winning director. Five letters of cinema's-most-iconic, Dirty-Harry, and 'Do you feel lucky?'
Eastwood IS cinema's most iconic actor AND director.
Dirty Harry AND The Good the Bad and the Ugly.
'Do you feel lucky?' — maximum cool.
Five letters with a sharp, English sound: KLINT.
The meaning hilltop IS naturally elevated.
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The vibe of Clint
fenced settlementhilltopOld EnglishClint EastwoodiconicDirty HarryGood Bad UglyOscarcool
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Origin & history of Clint
Old English (fenced settlement)→Clint
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Modern American roots
Clint IS an Old English name. Eastwood IS cinema's most iconic — Dirty Harry, Good Bad Ugly, Oscar director.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Clint Eastwood (born 1930).
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Today
Clint remains a beloved choice, ranking #1628 in the US. 32,727 babies have been named Clint since 1880.
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How popular is Clint?
1980peak year
Today, Clint is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1628), with only about 107 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1980, 1,274 babies were given the name (ranked #195 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Clint has been declining in recent years. In all, around 32,727 babies have been registered as Clint since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Clint's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — iconic leadership. People named Clint tend to be sharp, cool, and gifted at being cinema's most iconic for 60+ years.
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Cinema's most iconic 60+ years
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Eastwood
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Dirty-Harry
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Do-you-feel-lucky
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Sharp-hilltop
C3
L3
I9
N5
T2
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Clint
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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