Names Like Cleva — Find Similar Baby Names
Cleva is a 5-letter English girls' name meaning “Dwells At The Cliffs”. This page collects 130 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Celena and Cera, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -eva like Eva and Deva, and names sharing the “dwells” concept like Ackley and Aisly.
For the full Cleva profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cleva page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cleva
24 baby names that differ from Cleva by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celena | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Moon) | Greek | Female |
| Cera | 2 | Colorful | French | Female |
| Cacia | 3 | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cadda | 3 | Warring | English | Male |
| Cadena | 3 | Rhythmic | English | Female |
| Cadha | 3 | From The Steep Place | Scottish | Female |
| Caelan | 3 | Victorious People. | Celtic | Female |
| Caeli | 3 | From Heaven | Latin | Female |
| Caesar | 3 | Long Hair | Danish | Male |
| Cala | 3 | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Cale | 3 | Bold | English | Male |
| Caleb | 3 | Bold | Hebrew | Male |
| Caley | 3 | Slender | Gaelic | Male |
| Calida | 3 | The Most Beautiful | Greek | Female |
| Callia | 3 | Beautiful Voice | Greek | Female |
| Capeka | 3 | Little Stork | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Cara | 3 | Friend | Celtic | Female |
| Carla | 3 | Manly | Romanian | Female |
| Carma | 3 | Fate | Indian | Female |
| Casta | 3 | Pure | Spanish | Female |
| Catia | 3 | English | Female | |
| Cavan | 3 | From Cavan | Irish | Male |
| Ceara | 3 | Spear | Gaelic | Female |
| Cedd | 3 | Name Of A Bishop | Anglo | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Cleva’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter C-Names Like Cleva
24 names that share Cleva's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cleva's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Cleva
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Cleva.
Names That Rhyme with Cleva
18 baby names that share Cleva's last 3 letters — -eva. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eva | Danish Form Of Eve (Life) | Danish | Female |
| Deva | Divine; Myth Name. DEVI | Indian | Female |
| Eeva | Life | Finnish | Female |
| Keva | Beautiful Child. Feminine Of Kevin. | English | Female |
| Neva | Snowy | Spanish | Female |
| Reva | Rain | English | Female |
| Teva | Twin | Scottish | Female |
| Yeva | Life | Hebrew | Female |
| Zeva | Sword | Greek | Female |
| Daeva | Myth Name (An Evil Spirit) | Indian | Female |
| Esteva | Crowned With Laurels | Spanish | Female |
| Geneva | Of The Race Of Women. Juniper | French | Female |
| Jeneva | Phonetic Variant Of Genevieve. | English | Female |
| Jenneva | Phonetic Variant Of Genevieve. | English | Female |
| Synneva | The Suns Gift | English | Female |
| Elisheva | God Is My Wrath | Hebrew | Male |
| Genoveva | White Wave | German | Female |
| Zenevieva | Pale | Celtic | Female |
Names That Start Like Cleva
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cleva — Cle-. Good for parents who like Cleva's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleo | Famed | Greek | Female |
| Cleit | Rocky Eminence | Scottish | Male |
| Cleon | From The Cliff | English | Male |
| Cleve | Cliffs: Abbreviation Of Cleveland. | English | Male |
| Cleary | Scholar | Gaelic | Male |
| Cletus | Summoned | Greek | Male |
| Clevon | From The Cliff | English | Male |
| Cleavon | Cliff. | English | Male |
| Clennan | Finnian's Servant | Scottish | Male |
| Cleobis | Myth Name (Son Of A Priestess) | Greek | Male |
| Cleonie | From The Greek Cleone Daughter Of A River God | Irish | Female |
| Cleantha | Glory | English | Female |
| Clematis | Flower Name | Greek | Female |
| Clemence | Clemency: Mercy. Clemence Was The Mythological Roman Goddess Of Pity. | French | Female |
| Cleopatra | Her Father's Fame | Greek | Female |
| Cleveland | From The Cliff Land | English | Male |
| Clementina | Clemency: Mercy. Clemence Was The Mythological Roman Goddess Of Pity. | French | Female |
| Clementine | Clemency: Mercy. Clemence Was The Mythological Roman Goddess Of Pity. | French | Female |