Western numerology
Number 6 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Clive at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Western numerology
- 6
- Indian numerology
- 8
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
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Number meaning for Clive
Indian numerology
Number 8 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Clive mean?
Clive is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, Anglo context. Its meaning is recorded as: Cliff by the river; Cliff Lives at the cliffs From an English surname and place name Famous bearer 18th century British soldier and statesman Robert Clive was known as 'Clive of India'Lives at the cliffs
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
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Claiborne
Unisex
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born of the earth; Variant of Clayborne: Stream by a clay bed
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Clifford
Boy
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Ford near a slope From an Old English surname and place name, used commonly as a first name since the late 19th century Famous bearer: pianist Sir Clifford Curzon; Ford near the cliff; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Clifford Also Young Clifford, son to Lord Clifford 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Clifford; hill, near a slope; Name of a Place; Near a Slope
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Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Claressa
Girl
English
famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
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Clifton
Boy
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Settlement on a cliff From an Old English surname and place name, used only occasionally as a first name
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Brother names
Brothers for Clive
Clifford
Boy
Indian
Ford near a slope From an Old English surname and place name, used commonly as a first name since the late 19th century Famous bearer: pianist Sir Clifford Curzon; Ford near the cliff; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Clifford Also Young Clifford, son to Lord Clifford 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Clifford; hill, near a slope; Name of a Place; Near a Slope
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Clifton
Boy
English
Settlement on a cliff From an Old English surname and place name, used only occasionally as a first name
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Clint
Boy
English
Diminutive of Clinton: Settlement on a hill, or from the headland estate Famous bearer: Clint Eastwood
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Sister names
Sisters for Clive
Claiborne
Unisex
English
born of the earth; Variant of Clayborne: Stream by a clay bed
132 family views
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
194 family views
Claressa
Girl
English
famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
126 family views
Claribel
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear; Bright; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Clarice
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright; famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished
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More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Clifford
Boy
Indian
Ford near a slope From an Old English surname and place name, used commonly as a first name since the late 19th century Famous bearer: pianist Sir Clifford Curzon; Ford near the cliff; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Clifford Also Young Clifford, son to Lord Clifford 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Clifford; hill, near a slope; Name of a Place; Near a Slope
112 family views
Clinton
Boy
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From the headland farm; Near a Hill; Place Name; Settlement on a hill, or from the headland estate From an Old English surname and place name; Surname; town near a hill
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