Etymology

blythe

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Today it means: A city in Riverside County, California, United States. Full definition →

Old English blīþe
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromblīþe“merry”
  2. English todayBlythe

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishblīþe all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.