clive

clive — noun

1. The source data supplies only a bare given-name gloss for this headword; no conv

1.noun
Definition

The source data supplies only a bare given-name gloss for this headword; no conventional lexical sense (verb, noun, adjective, idiomatic, or phrasal) is present in the consolidated corpus and no learner-relevant definition can be produced from the available material.

Example

Clive and his sister walked to school together every morning.

given name in everyday narrative

Clive offered to help his elderly neighbour carry the shopping bags upstairs.

given name in everyday social context

Etymology

Old EnglishEnglish

The given name Clive is traditionally traced to the Old English place name Clīf (river-bank or steep slope), later used as a surname before becoming a first name in the 19th century. No etymological data is available in the consolidated source for a lexical sense.