Bly - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Bly \b-ly\ is of Irish, Gaelic and Old Norse origin, and its meaning is "descendant of Blighe". Transferred use of the surname, an Anglicized form of an Irish Gaelic name. Blighe is probably derived from Old Norse "Blígr", meaning "to gaze".

For more information, see also the related name Bligh.

Baby names that sound like Bly are Bayly, Baley, Baily, Bala, Balu, Bell, Bill, Byll, Billy and Bale. Other similar baby names are Aly, Bay, Ely and Sly.

Bly is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Bly. Click here to compare Bly with related baby names.