Blythe
See also: blythe
English edit
Etymology edit
English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective.
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Blythe (countable and uncountable, plural Blythes)
- Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
- A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
- A minor city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.
- A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Calvin Blythe.
- A river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, which joins the River Tame north-east of Coleshill, Warwickshire.
- (countable) A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places.
- (countable) A female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe.
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transliterations of female given name
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