Cleaver
See also: cleaver
English
Etymology
Occupational surname for someone who split wood, from Middle English clevere (“one who cleaves”).
Proper noun
Cleaver (plural Cleavers)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cleaver is the 7387th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4509 individuals. Cleaver is most common among White (84.28%) and Black/African American (10.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cleaver”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343.
German
Pronunciation
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Noun
Cleaver m (strong, genitive Cleavers, plural Cleavers)
- cleaver
Declension
Declension of Cleaver [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Cleaver | die | Cleavers |
genitive | eines | des | Cleavers | der | Cleavers |
dative | einem | dem | Cleaver | den | Cleavers |
accusative | einen | den | Cleaver | die | Cleavers |