Blythe (given name)

Blythe

Pronunciation	/ˈblaɪð/
Gender	Primarily female
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Old English
Word/name	From the surname
Meaning	"Cheerful", "joyful", "pleasant"
Region of origin	England
Other names
Alternative spelling	Blyth Blithe Blith
Related names	Blythe (surname), Blyth (surname)
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Blythe is a primarily feminine given name from an Old English ^[1] surname with the same spelling meaning "cheerful", "joyful", "pleasant", dating further back from the Proto-Germanic ^{[ citation needed ]} word blithiz, meaning "gentle", "kind". Variants of the name include Blyth, Blith, and Blithe.

Notable people with the name include:

Women with the name

• Blythe Auffarth (born 1985), American actress
• Blythe Daley or Blyth Daly (1901–1965), British-born American actress
• Blythe Danner (born 1943), American actress
• Blythe Duff (born 1962), Scottish actress
• Blythe Hartley (born 1982), Canadian Olympic diver
• Blythe Loutit (1940–2005), founder member of the Save the Rhino Trust, artist and conservationist
• Blythe McGarvie, American business executive
• Blythe Metz (born 1977), American actress
• Blythe Wilson, Canadian actress

Men with the name

• Blyth Tait (born 1961), New Zealand equestrian
• Blythe Walker (born 1968), Bermudian sailor

Fictional characters

• Blythe ^{[ broken anchor ]}, a supporting character in Netflix series You
• Blythe Baxter, the main protagonist of the cartoon show Littlest Pet Shop

References

1. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Blythe".