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neave

/niːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
neave
IPA
/niːv/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male or female given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Two main origins: * A variant of the English surname Neve. * Variant of Nevay, a Scottish habitational surname.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Neaves (plural)

Homonyms

neve nieve

Rhymes With

believe leave we've receive steve achieve eve sleeve relieve naive perceive retrieve

Questions

How do you pronounce neave?
The recorded pronunciation is /niːv/.
What does neave mean?
A surname.
Where does neave come from?
Two main origins: * A variant of the English surname Neve. * Variant of Nevay, a Scottish habitational surname.

How to pronounce neave

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