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[ syll. cli-via, cl-iv-ia ] The girl name Clivia is pronounced as KLAYViyah †. Clivia is primarily used in German and its language of origin is English. The first name is derived from the name of an evergreen plant native to southern Africa; the plant was named in honor of Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive, Duchess of Northumberland (1787-1866), a member of the Clive family. See also the related form, the English Clive. Clivia is a seldom used baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Clivia include the Spanish Caliopa, the name Kalifa, the Greek Kaliopi, the Greek and Latinized Calliope, the English Colbee, the English Colbey, the English Colbi, the English Colbie, the English Colby, the English and German Kalliope, the Cambodian Kolab, the English Kolbie, the English Kolby, the name Cleeve, the English Cleve, and the name Kleve.
† approx English pronunciation for Clivia: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
