Cleve - name meaning, 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 an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#86656 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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