Clive

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪv/
• Rhymes: -aɪv

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, page 132:

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

3. A village in Alberta.
4. A city in Iowa.
5. A town in New Zealand.
6. A village in Shropshire, England.