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Is this name too weird?

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cheesecake7 · 03/04/2017 12:58

Bligh. I saw it after watching the programme MutinyHaloI 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?

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phoenixtherabbit · 03/04/2017 13:49

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

KoalaDownUnder · 03/04/2017 13:45

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

babymouse · 03/04/2017 13:42

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

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/04/2017 13:41

makes me think of Mutants

Bluntness100 · 03/04/2017 13:07

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....

savagehk · 03/04/2017 13:06

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

bangbangprettypretty · 03/04/2017 13:05

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.

squoosh · 03/04/2017 13:04

Sorry I missed that you were expecting a girl!

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cheesecake7 · 03/04/2017 13:03

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

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cantthinkofanythingwitty · 03/04/2017 13:02

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cantthinkofanythingwitty · 03/04/2017 13:02

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

squoosh · 03/04/2017 13:01

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

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 03/04/2017 13:00

Prefer Blythe but if it floats your boat...

shirleycartersaidso · 03/04/2017 13:00

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

squoosh · 03/04/2017 13:00

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?

GeillisTheWitch · 03/04/2017 12:59

Id probably go for Blyth instead for a girl.

Pansiesandredrosesandmarigolds · 03/04/2017 12:59

It is a bit out there. Blythe?

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