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I think Clive is pretty usable but then it seems an awesome name to me.

Naw I like it. It seems sort of hipster-revival chic. It almost sounds like it would be better on a cat or dog, though

It's kind of an old-boy brown-cardigan sort of name to me. But that could be cute on a kid.

Not in the least. I think it's just fine. A bit nerdy, perhaps, but that's a good thing in my books.

Not ridiculous. Not where I live, anyway. I would not react much if I saw a kid named Clive. When it's on paper, the name does have a sort of sneering, old-man character. But it's so rare in my personal experience, that I'd be pretty much open to it on a kid. It would seem comfy to call a kid Clive - much more comfy than calling a young man Clive, today! I think a new generation can sometimes rejuvenate old names. It's like Fred and Frank and Linus - all of which are apparently usable because I've seen them used - fuddy-duddy-chic or something.

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I don't find it terribly appealing but it's nicer than Clyde or Claude (sorry Claud/e, you're nice but you just sound too much like clod and clawed).

This message was edited 6/8/2014, 10:21 AM

Clive is another foppish name, but behind Nigel and Reginald. Yes, somewhat ridiculous.

Yes, ridiculous on anybody but a sixty-year-old British professor.

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Also sounds like a baked-potato topping, like chives only with a hint of clove.

Wouldn't be ridiculous, but I personally don't like it.

Nope

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I like it on a kid. I know I have asked for opinions on the name before and apparently people from the UK think its chavvy but here in the US people just think of Clive Owen who is decidedly not chavvy so...

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Great, not ridiculous, unless of course if you live in the UK apparently.