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It's giving "private eye." I picture the protagonist of an old, classic detective novel or film noir. Classy guy but also a bit rough around the edges, with an air of mischief.
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Clive Swift, actor. Famous for playing Richard Bucket on Keeping up Appearances.
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I like this name because of Clive Staples Lewis, better known as the author C.S. Lewis. However, Lewis decided from a young age he wanted to be called Jack, not Clive.
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This is a classy sounding name, but it also sounds very British. There's nothing wrong with that, but as an American I wouldn't give my child such a British name.
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Clive Dove is a fictional character from the Professor Layton series.
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Clive is incredibly cool-sounding and also sounds like a gentleman at the same time. It is fairly common in the UK, but in the USA it would be viewed as unique. It would probably be better to name a child Clive if you live in the USA though. I personally love this name.
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When I hear the name I think of the actor Clive Owen. I like this name!
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Let's not forget Clive Handworth from LittleBigPlanet 2...
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Clive Burr is the late drummer for Iron Maiden.
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The name Clive was given to 82 boys born in the US in 2015.
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The name Clive was given to fifty-six baby boys in the U.S. in 2013.
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This is the slimiest name ever, how would you manage.
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Clive Cussler (1931-present) is an American author of adventure novels. His novels have been on The New York Times fiction best-seller list over twenty times.
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The name Clive was given to 65 baby boys born in the US in 2012.
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Only recently have begun giving thought to "Clive"; it is an interesting and strange name.
It may be slightly tough for a boy growing up with it, however... and depending on his character and personality, it may prove to be worse than others.
I appreciate the professional manner within; the authority, the strength. I am also fond of the C.S. Lewis association-- he was a great mind.
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It may be slightly tough for a boy growing up with it, however... and depending on his character and personality, it may prove to be worse than others.
I appreciate the professional manner within; the authority, the strength. I am also fond of the C.S. Lewis association-- he was a great mind.
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Clive Bell (Arthur Clive Heward Bell) (1881-1964) was a British writer on art.
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Clive Bailey, an English opera singer (bass). Perhaps the most wanted man today when it comes to Claggart.
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I'm not sure what I think about this name, though I tend to lean toward CS Lewis' impression of it. Of course, any name listed next to office supplies on a birth certificate is liable to be ruined. I'm sure Jack would have seen Clive as a much more acceptable name had it not been associated in his mind with paper fasteners. By itself, it's really not a bad name. But alongside Staples, well, you can't blame the man for going by Jack.
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This name always reminds me of chives.
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Sorry, but I have always hated this name. I simply don't like the sound of it, and if you have to ask why, you'll never know. The name makes me think of old guys, and the fact that this was the first name of that lunatic C. S. Lewis is a pretty good reason for me not to warm up to it.
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Clive Staples Lewis (C. S. Lewis) was a Christian author, probably most famous for writing children's books The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Clive Anderson is a British tv show host, including the original version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?".
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Clive Durham is the name of a character in the novel Maurice by E. M. Forster; he's the title character's first boyfriend, who's very sexually inhibited and ends up leading a rather dull and repressed life. Hugh Grant played Clive in the film version.
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Clive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist. He's the creator of wonderful "Hellraiser" series of books and movies.
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My Dad's name. I have no idea where my grandmother got it from but she seemed to favour names with a certain, shall we say "poshness" to them. Example: my other uncles on Dad's side are Allan Nigel and Neville, more names of that ilk, I feel!
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So Jazzy! How could anyone not love Clive?
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*Clive* is commanding and stout. It's an honorable and timeless name. This is one that won't go over to the girls the way *Ryan* and various others have.
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Clive Owen is a handsome and talented English actor.
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The famous creator of Narnia was named Clive Staples Lewis.
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I am 71 now and have always assumed that this name was given to me after "Clive of India" and it is now much less common.
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Actually the word "cliff" derives from the Latin word "clivus", which itself derives from the ancient Greek word "klitys", (meaning "face of the mountain" or "slope" in ancient Greek), from the ancient Greek verb "klino", meaning "I'm leaning".
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