Blythe

English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective.

• IPA^(key): /blaɪð/
• Rhymes: -aɪð

Blythe (countable and uncountable, plural Blythes)

1. Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
   1. A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
   2. A river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, which joins the River Tame north-east of Coleshill, Warwickshire.
2. (countable) A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places.
3. (countable) A female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe.

• Blytheville

• Blythe Bridge

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