Clive — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A topographic surname from Old English - someone who lived near a cliff (Old English clif).

2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in Britain in the mid-twentieth century.

   Examples

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

3. A village in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.

4. A city in Dallas County and Polk County, Iowa, United States.

5. An unincorporated community in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

6. A town on the Clive River in Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand.

7. An eastern suburb of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6766).

8. A village and civil parish in north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5124).