Clivia - Meaning of Clivia

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Clivia

[ 3 syll. cli-via, cl-iv-ia ] The baby girl name Clivia is pronounced as KLiy-VIY-aa- †. Clivia is primarily used in English and 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.

Variant forms inherit the origin and meaning of the name Clivia.

See also the related categories, evergreen (forest), duchess (noble), and german.

Clivia is a seldom used baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Clivia include Calybe, Coalbee, Coalbey, Coalbi, Coalbie, Coalby, Kalifa, Caliopa, Caliopi, Caliopie, Calliopi, Calliopie, Kaliopi, Kalliope, Calíope, Clavvah, Cleeve, Cleofe, Cleve, and Clove.

† Pronunciation for Clivia: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"