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View Name: Cleveland


CLEVELAND
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: KLEEV-lÉ™nd   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "hilly land". This was the surname of American president Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). It is also the name of an American city, which was founded by surveyor Moses Cleaveland (1754-1806).
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DIMINUTIVE: Cleve
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