Clyde - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Clyde \c-ly-

is pronounced klyd. It is of Scottish origin. Place name: the River Clyde in Scotland which flows through Glasgow. The bank robber Clyde Barrow made the name well-known after the film "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967).

Clyde has 1 variant form: Clydell.

Baby names that sound like Clyde are Claude, Clodo, Clete, Cloyd and Glade.

Clyde is a very common first name for men (#187 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#6771 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Clyde. Compare Clyde with its variant form and related boy names.

[Top]