Cleve - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Cleve \c-le-ve\ is a variant of Cleveland (Old English) and Clive (Old English), and the meaning of Cleve is "land of cliffs; hilly area; cliff, slope".

The baby name Cleve sounds like Cleeve and Clyve. Other similar baby names are Clete, Clare, Clem, Cleon, Cleo, Clevon, Clyde and Olave.

Cleve is a very rare male first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Cleve. Compare Cleve with related baby names.