Clyde (surname)
Encyclopedia
Clyde is a surname
, and may refer to:
Also:
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.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- Andy ClydeAndy ClydeAndy Clyde was a Scottish movie and TV actor whose career spanned more than four decades. He broke into silent films in 1925 as a Mack Sennett comic...
, Scottish actor - Bradley ClydeBradley ClydeBradley Clyde is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who, at the peak of his playing career was widely acknowledged as the best lock forward in the game....
, Australian rugby player - David ClydeDavid ClydeDavid Eugene Clyde is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played all or part of five seasons for the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians...
, American baseball pitcher - George D. Clyde, 10th governor of the U.S. State of Utah
- Ian ClydeIan ClydeIan Clyde is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's flyweight division by Cuba's eventual silver medalist Ramón Duvalón. Clyde won a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games...
, Canadian boxer - James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, Scottish politician and judge
- James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde, Scottish politician and judge
- Jeremy ClydeJeremy ClydeMichael Thomas Jeremy Clyde is an English actor and musician. The son of Lady Elizabeth Wellesley, he made his first public appearance as a pageboy at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1953...
, English actor - June ClydeJune ClydeJune Clyde was an American actress, singer and dancer. She was a niece of actress ....
, American actress, singer, and dancer - Norman ClydeNorman ClydeNorman Clyde was a mountaineer, mountain guide, freelance writer, nature photographer, and self trained naturalist. He is well-known for achieving over 130 first ascents, many in California's Sierra Nevada and Montana's Glacier National Park...
, American mountaineer, photographer and naturalist
Also:
- Clyde, fictional character of 1992 Moonlite Software computer game Clyde's AdventureClyde's AdventureClyde's Adventure is a platform computer game released by Moonlite Software in 1992. The objective of the game is to explore castles, collect gems, and find the exit. Clyde, the main character, has a supply of energy that depletes whenever he walks, jumps, or falls from a great height. If his...
and its 1995 sequel Clyde's RevengeClyde's RevengeClyde's Revenge is a platform computer game released by Moonlite Software in 1995. It is the sequel to Clyde's Adventure. The objective is to explore castles and collect all the stones. With no "enemies," Clyde's Revenge is predominantly a puzzle game. The challenge comes from avoiding traps and...
History of the surname
This surname originated in pre-Celtic times, and was used in ScotlandScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
as a name for people who lived by the banks of the River Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
, which flows through Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
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
Brythonic languages
The Brythonic or Brittonic languages form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family, the other being Goidelic. The name Brythonic was derived by Welsh Celticist John Rhys from the Welsh word Brython, meaning an indigenous Briton as opposed to an Anglo-Saxon or Gael...
(pre-Celtic) word "clut", meaning "the cleansing one". There was also a Celtic goddess named Clota
Clota
In Celtic mythology, Clota was the patron goddess of the River Clyde. Perhaps worshiped by the local Welsh-speaking Damnonii tribe who held the territory which later was to become the Kingdom of Strathclyde. The Damnonii allied themselves with Rome who recorded and mapped the Clota estuary...
, who was considered the guardian of the river, and the Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
name for the river was Clota.