CLIVE  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "lives near a high cliff"

Clipped British name in a pith helmet and pencil-thin moustache, as in English military hero Clive of India; more recently associated with horror novelist Barker and drama critic Barnes. Lacks the cool factor of cousin Clyde.

Variations:
Cleve, Clyve

Clive is being discussed in our message boards:

• A Duggarlike Game
• New Babies Coming?
• COOL MIDDLE NAMES (:
• Baby Boy Naming Dilemma
• Good ones are hard to find.

Read Nameberry blog posts about Clive:

• SILENT SCREEN NAMES: Vintage names of vamps and villains