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♀ Blythe
What does Blythe mean?
Blythe 
as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Blythe) is pronounced bleeth. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Blythe is "blithe, cheerful, carefree". Modern coinage, though possibly linked to the transferred use of the surname from the word "blithe" during the Middle Ages. 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". Actress Blythe Danner.
STARTS WITH Bl-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, modern, surname, spirit, play (opera)
Variations
VARIANT Blithe
MASCULINE FORM Bligh
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Blythe Baila (B.B.), ..
How popular is Blythe?
Blythe is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2841 out of 4276, Top 66%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#4200 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Blythe was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #1331 in the U.S. in the year 2013, but is not listed currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Agathe, Anthe, Ayshe, Bartha, Baylee, Baylie▼, Beate, Beatie, Bente, Berte, Bertha▼, Berthe, Bertie▼, Beth▼, Betha, Bethea, Bethel, Bethie, Bethy, Bette▼, Bettie▼, Bettye▼, Birte, Birtha, Blaine, Blaire▲, Blaise, Blaize, Blake▲, Blanche▼, Blane, Blase, Blayne, Blayre, Blaze, Blime, Blisse, Blyss, Blysse, Brette, Brighe, Britte, Bryce, Brydie, Brylee, Brynne, Brytnea (see Brittany), Brytni, Bryton, Cathe, Clytie, Edithe, Edythe▼, Elshe, Faithe, Faythe, Grethe, Ianthe, Kaethe, Kathe, Leithe, Lethe, Marthe, Olathe, Psyche, Ruthe and Xanthe. These names tend to be less commonly used than Blythe.
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