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CLYDE

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KLIED   [key]

From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, which is of unknown origin. It became a common given name in America in the middle of the 19th century, perhaps in honour of Sir Colin Campbell (1792-1863) who was given the title Baron Clyde in 1858.
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