Clive

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪv

Proper noun

Clive

1. A topographic surname​ - someone who lived near a cliff ( Old English clif).
2. A male given name derived from the surname. Popular in Britain in mid-twentieth century.
   • 1949 Mazo de la Roche, Mary Wakefield, Dundurn Press (2009), ISBN 1550028774, page 132:

     "I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock."