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Blythe

//blaɪð// adj, name

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of blithe. alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a number of places in England and the United States.; A city in Riverside County, California, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Any of a number of places in England and the United States.; A minor city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Any of a number of places in England and the United States.; A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Calvin Blythe. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Any of a number of places in England and the United States.; A river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, which joins the River Tame north-east of Coleshill, Warwickshire. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places. countable
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  1. 6
    A female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe. countable

Etymology

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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