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Clevenger

Clevenger proper noun: a surname originating as an occupation.

Proper noun

Clevenger (countable and uncountable, plural Clevengers)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Missouri, United States.

Forms of Clevenger

pluralClevengers
alternative formCleavinger

Origin of Clevenger

From claviger, an occupational surname for a keyholder.

Questions about Clevenger

What does Clevenger mean?
Clevenger means a surname originating as an occupation.
What part of speech is Clevenger?
Clevenger is a proper noun.

Words near Clevenger in the dictionary

  1. Clevelanders
  2. clevelandite
  3. clevelandites
  4. Cleveley
  5. Cleveleys
  6. Clevenger
  7. Clevengers
  8. clever
  9. clever arse
  10. clever arses
  11. clever clogs

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