Rive (plural: rives) is a French word meaning "bank" (of a river). It could also refer to the following people or places: Geography France Rives is the name of 2 communes in France: Rives, Isère in the Isère département Rives, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Lot-et-Garonne département United States Rives Township, Michigan Rives, Missouri Rives, Tennessee People Rives is the name of several people: Rives (poet) — a performance poet Alexander Rives — U.S. District Court judge from Virginia Alfred L. Rives — was an American engineer Francis Everod Rives - American politician from Virginia George Lockhart Rives - American diplomat Jean Baptiste Rives — French secretary in early 19th-century Kingdom of Hawaii Jean-Pierre Rives — a former French Rugby Union player William Cabell Rives - American diplomat and politician from Virginia Other Rives (grape), French wine grape See also Rives-Dervoises, Haute-Marne, France Rive (disambiguation) Rivière (disambiguation) Ríos (disambiguation) Rio (disambiguation) Rivers (disambiguation) River (disambiguation)