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Clyde

A male given name transferred from the place name (the River Clyde in Scotland).

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Clyde at a glance

Origin
Scottish
Root meaning
“the cleansing one”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/klʌɪd/, /klaɪd/

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Cluaidh, the name of a river in Scotland, of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by clut (“the cleansing one”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Clyde mean?

A male given name transferred from the place name (the River Clyde in Scotland). Its root means "the cleansing one".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).