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| Pronunciation | /ˈblaɪð/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Primarily female |
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Language | Old English |
| Word/name | From the surname |
| Meaning | "Cheerful", "joyful", "pleasant" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | |
| Related names | Blythe (surname), Blyth (surname) |
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Blythe is a primarily feminine given name from an Old English[1] surname with the same spelling meaning "cheerful", "joyful", "pleasant", dating further back from the Proto-Germanic[citation needed] word blithiz, meaning "gentle", "kind". Variants of the name include Blyth, Blith, and Blithe.
Notable people with the name include:
Women with the name
[edit]- Blythe Auffarth (born 1985), American actress
- Blythe Daley or Blyth Daly (1901–1965), British-born American actress
- Blythe Danner (born 1943), American actress
- Blythe Duff (born 1962), Scottish actress
- Blythe Hartley (born 1982), Canadian Olympic diver
- Blythe Loutit (1940–2005), founder member of the Save the Rhino Trust, artist and conservationist
- Blythe McGarvie, American business executive
- Blythe Metz (born 1977), American actress
- Blythe Wilson, Canadian actress
Men with the name
[edit]- Blyth Tait (born 1961), New Zealand equestrian
- Blythe Walker (born 1968), Bermudian sailor
Fictional characters
[edit]- Blythe, a supporting character in Netflix series You
- Blythe, the main character in the Vertigo comic book series Air
- Blythe Baxter, the main protagonist of the cartoon show Littlest Pet Shop
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