Clive
English cliff name
Clive is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an Old English word for cliff.
It gained popularity partly through association with Robert Clive, the 18th-century British military officer known for establishing British control in India.
Clive called to say he'd be late.
Classic male name
- BengalPartition-split South Asian territory
- East India CompanyBritish colonial trading corporation
- British RajImperial rule over India
- colonialOf occupied territories
empire · India · governor · administrator · strategist · officer · military · conqueror
Britain's native tongue
- masculineMale in character
- givenAccepted as fact
- properSocially appropriate
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
gentleman · distinguished · classic · old-fashioned · vintage · heritage · British · Commonwealth
Robert
Classic male name
- BengalPartition-split South Asian territory
- East India CompanyBritish colonial trading corporation
- British RajImperial rule over India
colonial · empire · India · governor · administrator · strategist · officer · military · conqueror · imperialism
English
Britain's native tongue
traditional · gentleman · distinguished · classic · old-fashioned · vintage · heritage · British · Commonwealth · conventional
- British NamesElizabeth, George, Henry, William, Victoria
- 18th-Century GeneralsGeorge Washington, Frederick the Great, Cornwallis, Howe, Burgoyne
- British IndiaBritish Raj, East India Company, viceroy, Raj, governor-general
- British Raj FiguresLord Mountbatten, Cornwallis, Wellesley, Ripon, Irwin
- Des MoinesDes Moines, Capitol, Capitol Building, State Fair, Johnston
- Iowa placesDes Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa City
- fall off a cliffDescend suddenly from height
- cliff dwellingsHomes built into rockfaces
- cliff hangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- fiscal cliffScheduled austerity convergence point
- cliff edgeSheer drop's boundary
- cliff divingJumping from heights into water