Meanings
proper nounNeave (countable and uncountable, plural Neaves)
plural Neaves
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA male or female given name.
Since this photo was taken, my daughter Neave has grown up.
2024 March 30, Anna Cafolla, “‘We have five in our bed – any more and I wouldn’t sleep!’: meet the extreme [British] dog owners”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media Limited, retrieved 31 Mar 20241 more example
Neave was born in Utica, New York, into a wealthy Anglo-American family.
2018 January 12, Mark Swenarton, “Neave Brown obituary”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media Limited, retrieved 31 Mar 2024 - countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Origin
Two main origins: * A variant of the English surname Neve. * Variant of Nevay, a Scottish habitational surname.
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Rhymes with Neave
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Cite this entry
APA
Neave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neave
MLA
“Neave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neave. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neave.
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