Neave
/niːv/
Neave proper noun: a surname.
Proper noun
Neave (countable and uncountable, plural Neaves)
- A surname.
- A male or female given name.
- Neave was born in Utica, New York, into a wealthy Anglo-American family.2018 January 12, Mark Swenarton, “Neave Brown obituary”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media Limited, retrieved 31 Mar 2024
- Since this photo was taken, my daughter Neave has grown up.2024 March 30, Anna Cafolla, “‘We have five in our bed – any more and I wouldn’t sleep!’: meet the extreme [British] dog owners”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media Limited, retrieved 31...
- An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Forms of Neave
| plural | Neaves |
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Origin of Neave
Two main origins: * A variant of the English surname Neve. * Variant of Nevay, a Scottish habitational surname.
Words that rhyme with Neave
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- eve
- grieve
- Kharkiv
- breve
- conceive
- naive
- neve
- Pishchiv
- weave
- keeve
- Piskiv
- reeve
- screeve
- skeeve
- aggrieve
- beleave
- French leave
- greave
- interweave
- perceive
- reave
- seave
- sheave
- shrieve
- sleave
- steeve
- steve
- take French leave
- Abib
- beeve
- deceive
- dreve
- Dutch leave
- eave
- gneeve
- khedive
- nieve
- peeve
- preconceive
- rebelieve
- reperceive
- thieve
- transceive
- we've
- Yves
Questions about Neave
- What does Neave mean?
- Neave means a surname.
- What part of speech is Neave?
- Neave is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Neave?
- Neave is pronounced /niːv/.
Words near Neave in the dictionary
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