Clyde
KLYDE
A Scottish place-name turned given name, most closely linked to the River Clyde and the historic Strathclyde region.
Meaning
Clyde is generally understood as a name taken from the River Clyde in Scotland, and by extension from the Strathclyde area. The excerpts point to the wider Pictish and Strathclyde legendary landscape, but do not give a direct etymology for Clyde itself; in modern use, the name is chiefly associated with the Scottish river and place-name tradition.
Origin
EnglishScottish Gaelicmasculine
Fun fact
The River Clyde has made the name feel strongly Scottish, and it later became familiar as a personal name far beyond Scotland.
Confidence: pattern inferred. Sources: History of Christian Names.