Blythe

See also: blythe

English

Etymology

English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaɪð/
• Rhymes: -aɪð

Proper noun

Blythe (countable and uncountable, plural Blythes)

1. Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
   1. A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
   2. A minor city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.
   3. A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Calvin Blythe.
   4. A river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, which joins the River Tame north-east of Coleshill, Warwickshire.
2. (countable) A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places.
3. (countable) A female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe.

Derived terms

• Blytheville

Translations

transliterations of place in England and U.S.A.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布萊斯／布莱斯 (Bùláisī)

transliterations of surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布萊思／布莱思 (Bùláisī)

transliterations of female given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布萊丝／布莱丝 (Bùláisī)

See also

• Blyth
• Blythe Bridge

Anagrams

• Bethyl