Mesnil-Verclives () is a commune in the

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in Normandy in northern France.

Etymology

Old North French ''Mesnil'' 'house' and Verclives (''Warcliva'' 11th century) Old English ''clif'' or Old Norse ''klif''. Verclives is located on a small hill. The first element could be Old English . In French intervocalic consonants weakened and erased. Old English ''clif'' or Old Norse ''klif'' can be found in several place-names of Normandy such as ''Witeclive'' 'white cliff' former hamlet near Evreux; Carquelif (''Caleclif'' 1224 in

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; Mont ''Escalleclif'' (12th century,

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); Mont Entenclin (''Mont Estenclif'' 'stone cliff')... The hill was used as an observation post at the battle of Brémule.