As verbs the difference between clave and clive
is that
clave is past tense of cleave while
clive is to climb; ascend.
As nouns the difference between clave and clive
is that
clave is one half of a set of claves, a percussion instrument consisting of two sticks, one of which is used to strike the other while
clive is burdock or agrimony.
As a proper noun Clive is
{{surname|topographic|from=Old English}} - someone who lived near a cliff ( Old English
clif).