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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fulton['fultən]
Yedidah-Biblical Hebrew
Hanne (1)HAN-ne (Danish), HAHN-ne (Norwegian), HAH-nə (German), HAHN-nə (Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Enolaə-NO-ləEnglish
Abidemi-Western African, Yoruba
Korneli-Georgian