Kleve

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proper noun

A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

OriginGerman Kleve ← Old High German Cleve ← Proto-Germanic *klibą →
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Meanings

Kleve1

proper noun

alternative Cleves

  1. A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Kleve2

proper nounKleve (plural Kleves)

plural Kleves

  1. A surname.

Origin

Kleve · proper noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*klibą“cliff”
  2. Old High GermanCleve
  3. GermanKleve
  4. EnglishKleve

From German Kleve, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.

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Kleve · proper noun

  1. NorwegianKleve
  2. EnglishKleve

Borrowed from German and Norwegian Kleve.

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Translations

Catalan Clèveris
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Chinese Mandarin 克萊沃 /克莱沃
  • 克萊沃 /克莱沃 (Kèláiwò)Translations
Dutch Kleef
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French Clèves
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German Kleve
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Latin Clivia
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Spanish Cléveris
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Ukrainian Клеве
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kevel
Cite this entry
APA

Kleve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kleve

MLA

“Kleve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kleve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kleve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kleve.

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