blythe

B3L1Y4T1H4E1
/blaɪð/

proper noun

A city in Riverside County, California, United States.

OriginOld English blīþe →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

blythe1

adjectiveblythe (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete spelling of blithe.

Blythe2

proper nounBlythe (countable and uncountable, plural Blythes)

plural Blythes

  1. Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
    1. countableuncountableA city in Riverside County, California, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Calvin Blythe.
    4. countableuncountableA river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, which joins the River Tame north-east of Coleshill, Warwickshire.
  2. countableA surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places.
  3. countableA female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe.

Origin

  1. Old Englishblīþe“merry”
  2. EnglishBlythe

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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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 布萊思 /布莱思, 布萊丝
  • 布萊思 /布莱思 (Bùláisī)transliterations of surname
  • 布萊丝 (Bùláisī)transliterations of female given name
  • 布萊斯 /布莱斯 (Bùláisī)transliterations of place in England and U.S.A.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blythe

titheSmythescythelitheblithewrithewithekitheshrithesnithestythe
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Anagrams

Bethyl
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APA

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MLA

“blythe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blythe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blythe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blythe.

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