Forename Cleve

Throughout the world, Cleve (Cleve , 克里夫 , קליב ) is a common largely male, but uncommonly girly first name. The first name Cleve is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common epicene name, Jamaica, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and the United States, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and Canada. Very seldom, Cleve is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Cleve

name Cléve, name 克里夫, name Cleave, name كليف, name קליב, name ฉลาด, name Kleve, name Cleve, name Cleveland, name Ｃleve, name Cleef, name Ван, name Clève

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Cleve	Germany, Jamaica, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia
克里夫	China
קליב	Israel

First names said to be same

Cleave, Cleef, Cleveland, Clève, Cléve, Kleve, Ван, كليف, ฉลาด, and Ｃleve

First name Cleve in the context

Cleve is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Derek C. Simmons , the fictional character, Resident Evil 6; Cliff Calley , the character in The West Wing; Robotman , the DC Comics character, Titans; Major Force , the DC Comics fictional character, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and Cliff , the fictional character from video game Death Stranding, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	joos van cleve Flemish painter (1485-1540), DE (b. 1485)
	zacharias joachim cleve Finnish politician, FI (b. 1820)
	cleve backster Introduced polygraph or "lie-detector" tests, worked in the CIA. Later performed experiments and theorized "plant perception". (1924-2013), US (b. 1924)
	cleve franklin adams American crime writer (1884-1949), US (b. 1884)
	cleve benedict American politician, US (b. 1935)
	cleve chaffin American musician (b. 1885)
	cleve moler American mathematician specializing in numerical analysis, US (b. 1939)
	cleve mcdiarmid Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1901)
	cleve jones American LGBT rights and AIDS activist, US (b. 1954)
	cleve cartmill American journalist, US (b. 1908)
	cleve gray American artist (1918-2004), US (b. 1918)
	urban cleve German middle-distance runner, DE (b. 1930)
	cleve haubold American magician and playwright, US (b. 1930)
	cleve francis American musician, US (b. 1945)
	cleve livingston American rower, US (b. 1947)

Characteristic surnames

Cox, Taylor, Thomas, Harris, Walker, Watson, Wilson, Stewart, Collins, Bennett, Roberts, Jackson, Johnson, Edwards, Mckenzie, Anderson, Campbell, Phillips, Thompson, Vancleve, Williams, Cleveland, Jacobs, Graham, Bigman, Bryant, Lee, Van, Hall, Hill, Moore, Silva, Smith, Allen, Adams, Clark, Henderson, Baker, Davis, Lewis, Jones, Evans, Young, Martin, Miller, Carter, Cooper, Brooks, Brown, and Van Cleve