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Clive

A name meaning "cliff".

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Clive is a boy name meaning "cliff".

GenderBoy
Meaningcliff

Meaning and history

From an English surname derived from Old English clif meaning "cliff", originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff.

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Usage: english

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