Cleve \c-le-ve\ as a boy's name is a variant of Cleveland (Old English) and Clive (Old English), and the meaning of Cleve is "land of cliffs; hilly area; cliff, slope".

The baby name Cleve sounds like Cleeve and Clyve. Other similar baby names are Clete, Clare, Clem, Cleon, Cleo, Clevon, Clyde and Olave.