The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰleyg-
- Old Norse · derived fromBlígr
- English todayBligh
* As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Blighe (“descendant of Blighe”), probably Gaelicized from Old Norse Blígr, from blígja (“to gaze, stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyg-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”). * As a Cornish surname, from bleydh (“wolf”). Compare Blethen. * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Blythe.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.