Type Surname
Usage Dutch (Surinamese)
Meaning & History
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Other Forms FormsDe Kluijver, De Kluiver, De Kleuver, De Kluyver, Dekleuver, Dekluyver, Van Kluijve, Van Kluyve, Kluiver, Kluivers, Kluijver, Kluvers, Kluver, Kluyvert, Klavert, Klyvert, Klovert, Kleiwert, Kluever, Kleuver, Kluyver, Kluijve, Kluiven, Kluve, Kluwer, Klouwer, Kluiving, Kluivingh, Van Kluive, De Kluive, Kluive, Kluif, Kluwen, Klouwers, Klouwen
Meaning & History
Nickname perhaps related to Dutch kluiven meaning "to gnaw, to bite, to nibble". A notable bearer is Dutch former soccer player Patrick Kluivert (1976-).