Kleve
See also: kleve
English
Etymology 1
From German Kleve.
Proper noun
Kleve
- A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Alternative forms
- Cleves (chiefly historical)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German and Norwegian Kleve.
Proper noun
Kleve (plural Kleves)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kleve is the 35203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 640 individuals. Kleve is most common among White (97.66%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kleve”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 317.
Anagrams
- kevel
German
Alternative forms
- Cleve (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German Cleve, Clive, from Old High German Cliva. The form with -e- follows the local Middle Dutch Clēve. Related with Kliff (“cliff”). At a mere 100 m ASL, the town is nevertheless one of the highest points of the region.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkleːvə/
Proper noun
Kleve n (proper noun, genitive Kleves or (optionally with an article) Kleve)
- Kleve, Cleves (a town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)