Bliss

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English

Proper noun

Bliss

  1. Lua error in Module:names at line 633: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template originating as a nickname.
  2. (rare) A unisex given name from English.
    • 2008 Joyce Carol Oates, My Sister, My Love, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 97:
      "Mother doesn't seem to especially like her little granddaughter as it is, even named 'Edna Louise'. D'you think she's going to like her better, named 'Bliss' like some sexpot pop star or some Indian-mystic asshole-charlatan?"
      Betsey winced. "Bliss" was a beautiful name!
  3. (computing) a programming language used for systems programming primarily on computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Bliss is a parallel language to C, both being derived from B and BCPL
  4. A ghost town in California.
  5. A city and town in Idaho.