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Blythe?

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Heavenlyhoumous · 26/05/2024 20:39

Could I get your opinions on Blythe? My husband loves it and there is a tradition of "virtue names" in his family. In my opinion the best of those names are already taken in his family and I might have misunderstood the word blythe but I feel like it means a bit indifferent. I like Faye from (possibly) Faith.

Boys we find easier and like Orin, Vincent and Liam equally. I have been unwell and not quite trusting my judgement- are all of these OK?

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 26/05/2024 21:37

this was a front runner for me when I was pregnant. When I canvassed opinion here everyone mentioned the town but tbh I am from Scotland and have never heard of the town.
love it

shoofly · 26/05/2024 21:36

The only Blythe I've ever met was male. Lovely guy tbh

Edenmum2 · 26/05/2024 21:34

I also think of it as meaning a bit 'couldn't care less'

'A blythe disregard...' comes to mind

hjrl · 26/05/2024 21:33

I like it. Research its history. We are scotland so to me it means gypsies, the family name of the last king.

Lovely meaning and history.

Melonportal · 26/05/2024 21:31

Also a no for me because of the town.

BingoMarieHeeler · 26/05/2024 21:27

God I adore Blythe. It was on our list but DH wouldn’t go for it. It means happy doesn’t it, not indifferent? Bonnie and Blythe and good and gay?

Mairzydotes · 26/05/2024 21:25

Happysallie · 26/05/2024 21:23

Sunday’s child is Bonnie and blithe!

My personal reticence is that I’m from the North East and there is a town called Blyth.

Coming to say this, and some people consider it to be a shit hole!

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captureitrememberit · 26/05/2024 21:25

Where do you live? Blyth is a (not very nice) town in Northumberland and it would always have that connotation to me. You wouldn't be able to call a child that around here without problems, definitely not.

Happysallie · 26/05/2024 21:23

Sunday’s child is Bonnie and blithe!

My personal reticence is that I’m from the North East and there is a town called Blyth.

SilverSimca · 26/05/2024 21:20

It would be good if she was born on a Sunday, as well.

Justmemyselfandi999 · 26/05/2024 21:16

Lovely name

eddiemairswife · 26/05/2024 21:07

Blythe Duff was in Taggart.

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Heavenlyhoumous · 26/05/2024 21:05

Haha! No, me neither.

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SilverSimca · 26/05/2024 21:02

I like it and I think of Blythe as meaning happy and carefree.
It also makes me think of Anne of Green Gables, it being her married name.
And the river in Suffolk.

beefmassaman · 26/05/2024 21:02

It's not my cup of tea. It will probably come back round again, but right now it's in the same ballpark as Enid, Ethel and Honor.

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 26/05/2024 21:01

I don't hate it. It reminds me vaguely of Enid Blyton but that's it really.

MrsSkylerWhite · 26/05/2024 21:00

Really, really like it.

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Heavenlyhoumous · 26/05/2024 20:59

I don't know that programme, will have a look. I'm sure I had a school report which said I blithely disregarded instructions, obviously not a positive one!

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Moreteaandchocolate · 26/05/2024 20:59

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Moreteaandchocolate · 26/05/2024 20:58

Blythe is quite cool and American-sounding to me, I quite like it. I also quite like Faye / Faith - although that’s much less cool and more traditional sounding (to me), so it depends what you’re after?

Do you like

Liberty - Libby
Felicity
Verity
Serena (as a variation on Serenity?)

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Kittybelle123 · 26/05/2024 20:50

My DDs loved Littlest Pet Shop when they were young. As it goes, Blythe was pretty awesome and held her own. Although she seemed to spend a long time alone (in the company of animals) as a fairly young child.

ApolloandDaphne · 26/05/2024 20:44

I love Blythe. I wanted to use it for our DD more than 30 years ago but DH vetoed it.

WindowViper · 26/05/2024 20:42

I really like Blythe. I know a nice Canadian one.

My favourite virtue name is Honor, if that’s not taken already. I also like Ruth.

All the boys names are fine, I particularly like Orin.