Blythe - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Blythe \b-ly-the\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "blithe, cheerful, carefree". Modern coinage. Made famous by the opening lines of Shelley's poem "To a Skylark", "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!" and Noel Coward's play "Blithe Spirit".

Blythe has 2 variant forms: Bligh and Blithe.

Baby names that sound like Blythe are Blade, Baldie, Balto, Platya, Plato, Platt and Pluto.

Blythe 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 Blythe. Click here to compare Blythe with related baby names.