Clive
Clive is an English masculine first name and family name.
- 3.1 localities
- 3.2 Entertainment
Origin and Meaning
The name is derived from a family name with the meaning cliff ( " cliff ", " cliff ", " cliffs " ) in Old English and originally named a near a cliff living person.
Well-known bearers of the name
First name
- Clive Allen ( b. 1961 ), English footballer
- Clive Barker ( born 1952 ), British writer and director
- Clive Bell (1881-1964), British art critic
- Clive Bunker ( b. 1946 ), English drummer
- Clive Burr (1957-2013), British drummer
- Clive Coates ( born 1941 ), British wine critic and author
- Clive Cussler ( born 1931 ), American writer
- Clive Davis ( born 1932 ), American music manager and producer
- Clive Donner (1926-2010), British film director and editor
- Clive WJ Granger (1934-2009), British economist
- Clive McCay (1898-1967), American biochemist and gerontologist
- Clive Owen (born 1964 ), British film and stage actor
- Clive Sinclair ( born 1940 ), British inventor and entrepreneur
- Clive Woodward ( born 1956 ), English rugby union player and coach
Family name
- Colin Clive (1900-1937), British actor
- EE Clive (1879-1940), British actor
- George Clive, a British lieutenant general and Marshall of the Diplomatic Corps of the Queen
- John Clive (1933-2012), British actor and author
- Kitty Clive (1711-1785), British actress
- Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive ( 1725-1774 ), British general and statesman
- Robert Henry Clive (1877-1948), British diplomat
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Towns
- Clive (Alberta ), Canada
- Clive (Iowa), USA
- Clive (New Zealand), New Zealand
- Clive ( Shropshire ), United Kingdom
Entertainment
- Clive Barker's Book of Blood, a British horror film from 2008
- Clive Barker's Undying, computer game from 2001