Bly - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Bly \b-

is of Irish, Gaelic and Old Norse origin, and its meaning is "descendant of Blighe". Transferred use of the surname, an Anglicised 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 an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5633 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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