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Origin of Clyde name

Origin of Clyde name

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 8:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Wikipedia has a good explanation of the origin of the Clyde name:
'This surname originated in pre-Celtic times, and was used in Scotland and Ulster as a name for people who lived by the banks of the River Clyde, which flows through Glasgow.

The origin of the river's name comes from the gaelic name "Cluaidh", the original meaning of which is now unclear. Some believe it is derived from the Brythonic (pre-Celtic) word "clut", meaning "the cleansing one". There was also a Celtic goddess named Clota, who was considered the guardian of the river, and the Roman name for the river was Clota.'

Re: Origin of Clyde name

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 2:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Clyde
Nonsense from start to finish.

The Gaels never lived near the River Clyde. The Scots did. Either Clyde meant a river in Scots or the word clyde meant local. The Clydes were first reported as living in Carluke and Lanark - both near the source of the River Clyde. Some of the Clydes being Scots and Protestant fought for Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War. Along with many other Protestant Scots families, they were paid by Cromwell with free land in Ulster. There is no Glasgow or River Clyde in Ulster.
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