Is this name too weird?

[cheesecake7]

Bligh. I saw it after watching the programme MutinyI love it, but worried it's too strange.

Also would it be even stranger to use it for a girl when it is a boys (though very uncommon) name? Or should i just forget it all together?

[Pansiesandredrosesandmarigolds]

It is a bit out there. Blythe?

[GeillisTheWitch]

Id probably go for Blyth instead for a girl.

[squoosh]

At first I thought you were suggesting Mutiny!

Bligh just sounds like blight to me and blight isn't exactly a positive word. What about Blythe?

[shirleycartersaidso]

I saw that and thought it was a great name, but probably really only works because of their connection to the name.

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

Prefer Blythe but if it floats your boat...

[squoosh]

Or Fletcher. Is Fletcher Christian in Mutiny? Assuming Mutiny is the same as Mutiny on the Bounty.

[cantthinkofanythingwitty]

I saw that Any had named his son this and really liked it but I'm not sure if I liked it more because of the story behind it

[cantthinkofanythingwitty]

Ant*

[cheesecake7]

Ahh not too keen on Blythe. And fletcher is a nice name but expecting a girl and just liked the name Bligh

[squoosh]

Sorry I missed that you were expecting a girl!

[bangbangprettypretty]

Could you spell it Bly to counteract anyone saying it looks like Blight? It's definitely a way of spelling the surname as I had a friend with that surname.

[savagehk]

erm... looks like 'bleaurgh' to me at first glance, sorry!

[Bluntness100]

Sorry op, I thought it was a typo. I'm female and I would not wish to be named it, I'd envisage a lifetime of mispronounciations and spelling it for people. I like feminine names, or strong names, maybe even classic names, but this is a kind of nothing name....

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

makes me think of Mutants

[babymouse]

It's a cool name, but I'd spell it Bly.

[KoalaDownUnder]

It doesn't look or sound very nice. I wouldn't.

[phoenixtherabbit]

I like it! The captain named his little boy it, but I think it can work for a girl too!

[ClaryBeanHorshAndMe]

Never heard of it.

I like Bly. I think that would be the same sound but it looks nicer imo.

Blair? Maybe Blaine?

[xStefx]

I like it x

[TheBookIsOnTheTable]

I thought you said "bleugh"

[Wikky]

Sorry but it's a no from me. It looks like a spelling mistake. . However I'm a big believer in parents choosing what they want (within reason) and people would soon get used to it.

It's definitely not awful though and I love the Bounty reference.

Hmm actually the more I think about it the more I don't mind it. 😂

[Wikky]

(I love how I can change my mind over the course of a single post)

[ClaryBeanHorshAndMe]

This thread made me crave coconut chocolate. Huh.... let's call it a pregnancy craving :)

I honestly don't love the name. But it's certainly not awful either. I think it's growing on me. I currently think it's quite cute. I may adore it in an hour or something

[diddl]

Wasn't Bligh the cruel Captain-and it's a surname?

[heron98]

Yes. HTH