What does Clive mean?
How do we pronounce Clive?
Clive \cli-ve, cl-ive\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.
The baby boy name Clive is pronounced as KLayV- 1.
1 Pronunciation for Clive: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)"
What is the origin of Clive?
Clive is used mostly in the English language and it is of Old English origin. From the word 'clif' meaning cliff, riverbank, slope. The first name is derived from the surname, which is in turn from a nickname for one who lived near a cliff. The place name is found in several English counties such as Cheshire and Shropshire. The given name was first bestowed in honor of Major-General Robert Clive (1725-1774), better known as 'Clive of India', one of the key figures in the creation of British India. The baby name was especially popular with parents who were employees of his extensive East India Company. In literature, the name is borne by the fictional Clive Newcombe in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel The Newcomes (1855), who is supposedly named after the British general. The English what does the name Cleve mean, the name Cli meaning, the English Cliff name popularity, the name Cliv name, the English Clyve meaning, and the name Klyve meaning of name are derivatives of Clive. See also the related form, the English and German Clivia meaning of name.
The following famous people share the name Clive:
- Actor Clive Owen, born 3 October 1964, Coventry, England
- Author C.S
- Lewis, born Clive Staples Lewis 29 November 1898 - 22 November 1963, Belfast, Ireland
- TV presenter Clive Anderson, born 10 December 1952, Middlesex, England.
List of baby names that sound like Clive:
the name Cliv name, the English name Clyve, the name Klyve pronounciation, the name name Caelob, the name baby name Cailob, the name Calv pronounciation, the name Caylob pronounciation, the name Cleave definition, the name Clef name, the English name Cleve, the English Cliff definition, the name short names for Clove, the name baby name Kaelob, the Arabic Kalb meaning, the name short names for Kaylob, the name short names for Kelbe, the name Kleaf pronounciation, the name Kleafe name popularity, the name Kleef name popularity, and the name what does the name Kleefe mean.
The baby name Clive fun facts:
The name Clive in reverse order is "Evilc".
The numerological value of the name Clive is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.
How popular is Clive?
Clive is not in the top boy names in USA.