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Kleve
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kleve
English
Etymology 1
,+ (district)
From en de Kleve, from en goh Cleve, ultimately from en gem-pro *klibą cliff. Cognate with en cliff.
Proper noun
en town s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany.
Alternative forms
en Cleves chiefly historical
Related terms
en Kleverlandish
Translations
Catalan: ca Clèveris
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 克萊沃 Kèláiwò
Dutch: nl Kleef
French: fr Clèves
German: de Kleve n
Latin: la Clivia f
Spanish: es Cléveris
Ukrainian: uk Клеве
Etymology 2
Borrowed from en de - and en no Kleve.
Proper noun
s
en.
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
Anagrams
en eeklv kevel
en surnames from German surnames from Norwegian
German
de:,Kreis +
Alternative forms
de Cleve obsolete
Etymology
From de gmh Cleve, gmh Clive, from de goh Cliva. The form with -e- follows the local de dum clēve. Related with de Kliff cliff. At a mere 100 m ASL, the town is nevertheless one of the highest points of the region.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkleːvə/
de De-Kleve.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kle ve
Proper noun
toponym
de town/and/rural district r/Lower Rhine region Lower Rhine s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany Kleve Cleves
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Klever
de Kleverin
de klevisch