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Name

Blythe

/BLYTHE/ FeminineEnglish

Meaning

Blythe is a feminine name of English origin meaning “carefree, merry”.

Blythe preserves the Old English blithe, meaning gentle, merry, and free of care, the word Shelley pinned to his skylark. The proverb Monday's child quality of it, plus actress Blythe Danner, gives this rare single syllable a patrician sparkle.

Rare but persistent at the edge of the US girls' top 1000.

At a glance

Origin
English
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/BLYTHE/
Themes
JoyFreedom

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Questions

  • Blythe is a feminine name of English origin meaning “carefree, merry”. Blythe preserves the Old English blithe, meaning gentle, merry, and free of care, the word Shelley pinned to his skylark.

  • Blythe is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Rare but persistent at the edge of the US girls' top 1000.

  • The name Blythe comes from English. Blythe preserves the Old English blithe, meaning gentle, merry, and free of care, the word Shelley pinned to his skylark. The proverb Monday's child quality of it, plus actress Blythe Danner, gives this rare single syllable a patrician sparkle.

  • Blythe is pronounced BLYTHE.

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