# Blythe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /blaɪð/ · frequency rank #35,635

## Definitions
1. Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
2. Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
3. Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
4. Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
5. A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places.
6. A female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe.

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

## Easily confused with
- **byte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blythe-vs-byte)
- **bathe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bathe-vs-blythe)
- **Blyth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blyth-vs-blythe)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bblythe`, `bllythe`, `bltyhe`, `blyhte`, `blyteh`, `blythhe`, `blytthe`, `blyythe`, `bylthe`, `lbythe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blythe