Maeve and Blythe - too similar?

[BeeKeeping]

Pros-
I love old lady names.
To me it's soft but still strong.
Spells like it sounds.
One syllable
It means joyful/cheerful
Keen for something unusual but not unheard of....

Cons-
Too similar to DD1 name Maeve?
We have a long 3 syllable surname which is a popular androgynous first name- think Lindsay.... would it lead to a lifetime of people thinking she was actually called Lindsay Blythe? Is Blythe too popular a surname? We're in Scotland if that makes any difference.

I don't think they go well together at all, Maeve is a very pretty name, Blythe has a different vibe, definitely not 'old lady'.

[quote BeeKeeping]@Paspourmoi You got me! It's the C surname, good guess

I'm surprised people are saying Blythe is completely unknown as a first name, I wanted unusual but maybe I'm going too far? [/quote]
It is pretty rare - fewer than twenty born every year: names.darkgreener.com/#blythe. #1634 in 2019, jointly with some well-known names which are currently out of fashion, eg Alison, Jodie, Catrin.

@DoAsYouWouldBeMumBy

Good grief, that's a brilliant name + surname combo. I love it! Not too similar to Maeve, no, they go great together.

That's not OP's real surname

Beautiful names! I'm missing something as don't think they're similar st at all, just really compatible!

Blythe is beautiful. A really lovely classic, traditional name but with modern connotations too.

And goes extremely well with Maeve.

They are so completely different in style. Maeve is Irish-heritage grannie-chic, Blythe sounds modern-American surname as first name, similar to Blair, Paige, Blake or Brooke.

First association for me is Blyth, the town in Northumberland, associated with ship-building. 'Blythe and bonny' comes after that, because, as an adjective, that doesn't take a capital B.

Then Blithe Spirit.

Some people will say Blyve, which is where it starts to sound similar to Maeve. Different vowel sound though.

Bylthe isn’t an old lady name at all

I know a man in his early 60s called Blythe

Absolutely love both names :)

@FortunesFave It is! I didn't want to confirm too clearly in my response in case anyone searched my posts!

Annoying that it sounds modern... I know the trend for surnames as first names is new, but Blythe is a really old name! Like ye olde English old! I suppose it's probably too old to be granny chic ironically....

[quote BeeKeeping]@FortunesFave It is! I didn't want to confirm too clearly in my response in case anyone searched my posts!

Annoying that it sounds modern... I know the trend for surnames as first names is new, but Blythe is a really old name! Like ye olde English old! I suppose it's probably too old to be granny chic ironically.... [/quote]
Wow! I didn't realise! I'm psychic! :D

[quote BeeKeeping]@FortunesFave It is! I didn't want to confirm too clearly in my response in case anyone searched my posts!

Annoying that it sounds modern... I know the trend for surnames as first names is new, but Blythe is a really old name! Like ye olde English old! I suppose it's probably too old to be granny chic ironically.... [/quote]
I don't think it sounds like Blair or Paige or something like that - it just sounds really interesting, the sort of name I'd associate with a writer or actor.