Where does “Clutha” come from?

Clutha (English) comes from English Clyde, from Scottish Gaelic Cluaidh — Balclutha, a place in New Zealand.

Clutha (English): the second-longest in the country, which flows into the Pacific Ocean and which was probably named by Scottish settlers

Definitions

  1. the second-longest in the country, which flows into the Pacific Ocean and which was probably named by Scottish settlers

Ancestry of “Clutha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishClyde—
2Scottish GaelicCluaidhBalclutha, a place in New Zealand
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