Etymology

Blithedale

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Today it means: Blithedale Canyon, a neighborhood in the city of Mill Valley, California, United States. Full definition →

Old English blīþe
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromdæl“dale”
  2. Old English · inherited fromblīþe“happy, gentle”
  3. English todayBlithedale

A placename meaning "happy valley", from Old English blīþe (“happy, gentle”) + Old English dæl (“dale”). Note the anachronistic sense of blithe.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishblīþe all →

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Old Englishdæl all →

dealdaledaltonRidsdale

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.