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- cleave to
cleave to
cleave to someone
to be sexually faithful, usually to one's husband. (Biblical. As in the traditional marriage ceremony, "And cleave only unto him.") She promised to cleave only to him for the rest of her life.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vaso | | - | Greek, Georgian, Serbian |
Vilja | | - | Finnish |
Katherine | | KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin | English |
Octavia | | ahk-TAYV-ee-ə (English) | English, Spanish, Ancient Roman |
Iqbal | | - | Arabic |
Venla | | VEN-lah | Finnish |