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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blythe

/blaɪð/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
blythe
IPA
/blaɪð/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of a number of places in England and the United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of a number of places in England and the United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of a number of places in England and the United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of a number of places in England and the United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places.

Countable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe.

Countable

adj

Obsolete spelling of blithe.

Obsolete

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Blythes (plural)

Derived Forms

Blytheville

Phrases

Blythe Bridge

Frequently Paired Words

Blyth Blythe Bridge

Homonyms

blyth blithe

Rhymes With

tithe smythe blithe lithe wythe sithe flythe scythe writhe withe kithe snithe

Questions

How do you pronounce blythe?
The recorded pronunciation is /blaɪð/.
What does blythe mean?
Any of a number of places in England and the United States.
Where does blythe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce blythe

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