Given name & surname
Kleef
“from the cliff”
Kleef is used as a given name and a surname. One Dutch interpretation is “from the cliff.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Dutch interpretation is “from the cliff.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Dutch.
Kleef’s family of names
Kleef has a related form in Kleaf. Kleef has a related form in Kleafe. Kleef has a related form in Kleefe.
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Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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“count”
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