Clive

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈklaɪv//

A topographic surname from Old English - someone who lived near a cliff (Old English clif).

proper noun

1
A topographic surname from Old English - someone who lived near a cliff (Old English clif).
2
A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in Britain in the mid-twentieth century.
"I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock."
3
A village in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.
4
A city in Dallas County and Polk County, Iowa, United States.
5
An unincorporated community in Tooele County, Utah, United States.
6
A town on the Clive River in Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand.
7
An eastern suburb of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6766).
8
A village and civil parish in north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5124).

clip · To grip tightly.clipped · Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.clive · To climb; ascend.

Clive · A topographic surname from Old English - someone who lived near a cliff (Old English clif).

cloak · A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the…clock · A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly…Clock · A surname.

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