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Can I have your (Scottish) opinion on this please?

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Babynamessss · 22/10/2023 06:55

Have posted on the baby names thread but most replies are from people in England. How would you pronounce this name? If it helps I’ll attach a link at the bottom of how an English person says it (option 1). Cut to the very end of the video. Would you say it the same as him in a Scottish accent? Can’t decide whether this is enough to put me off it!
Thanks 😊
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/4925279-how-would-you-pronounce-this-girls-name?page=4

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Due our third girl in January and a name that was on our original list from #1 has came back round…Blythe. We both really like it and were almost deci...

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OP posts:
SabrinaThwaite · 22/10/2023 13:57

The town in Northumberland is Blyth not Blythe, so not sure that RN ad will help much.

theduchessofspork · 22/10/2023 14:03

Not Scottish but lived there

Just as it’s said on the tape, or same as the actress Blythe Danner. I don’t think there’s any other way to say it? It’s a nice name.

theduchessofspork · 22/10/2023 14:04

SabrinaThwaite · 22/10/2023 13:57

The town in Northumberland is Blyth not Blythe, so not sure that RN ad will help much.

It’s said the same though, the e on the end is silent, like Charlotte

AgnesX · 22/10/2023 14:04

Blythe ... Like writhe. Thinking of Blythe Duff.

SabrinaThwaite · 22/10/2023 14:12

theduchessofspork · 22/10/2023 14:04

It’s said the same though, the e on the end is silent, like Charlotte

Blyth and Blythe would be pronounced differently though - Blyth has a short th ending (like the th in father) and Blythe has a longer sound (like writhe).

Or at least they would be if you lived in Blyth.

Babynamessss · 22/10/2023 15:09

DeterminedWillow · 22/10/2023 13:27

My 17 year old daughter is Blythe, and we've never had problems with people mispronouncing it. We live in Edinburgh, and have family in NE England for context.

Oh lovely, do you pronounce the ending like the bathe version?

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DeterminedWillow · 22/10/2023 17:54

Yes, a soft ending like bathe with the y pronounced eye.

Fleur405 · 22/10/2023 18:01

Oh yeah the person I know with the surname has no e on the end. I think it’s pronounced to rhyme with writhe.

Suunnyd · 23/10/2023 16:08

Mrsjayy · 22/10/2023 13:34

This is how I would say it im Stirlingshire .the only Blyth I know is Blyth( e ) Smith who was was in Taggert and she definitely pronounced it with a short Th and emphasis on the Y

East coast Scotland. I would use the pronounciation described above too.

I think its the difference between bath and bathe as others have said.

https://www.howtopronounce.com/blythe?fbclid=IwAR2P8Wtv2rxY4NpSjlxImYpBGWdwc0pWY-AWGy5Lf0j2fObk3tpqH9xVnCM

Blythe Pronunciation

How to say Blythe in English? Pronunciation of Blythe with 5 audio pronunciations, 2 meanings, 6 translations, 12 sentences and more for Blythe.

https://www.howtopronounce.com/blythe?fbclid=IwAR2P8Wtv2rxY4NpSjlxImYpBGWdwc0pWY-AWGy5Lf0j2fObk3tpqH9xVnCM

Mrsjayy · 23/10/2023 16:18

Suunnyd · 23/10/2023 16:08

East coast Scotland. I would use the pronounciation described above too.

I think its the difference between bath and bathe as others have said.

https://www.howtopronounce.com/blythe?fbclid=IwAR2P8Wtv2rxY4NpSjlxImYpBGWdwc0pWY-AWGy5Lf0j2fObk3tpqH9xVnCM

Blythe Duff God knows where I got smith from!

Bergamotte · 23/10/2023 16:26

I'd say the th like "bath" rather than "bathe."

If I remember correctly, the Blythe I met in Glasgow pronounced it that way too.

But did have to really think about the difference. In real life, people talking to her and using her name, I don't think it would sound like anyone was saying a wrong version of her name.

It's a lovely name!

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