Blythe (given name) explained

Blythe is a feminine given name from an Old English^[1] surname with the same spelling meaning "cheerful", "joyous", "pleasant", dating further back from the Proto-Germanic word blithiz, meaning "gentle", "kind". Variants of the name include Blighe, Bligh, Blight, Blyth, Blith, Blithe and Blygh.

Notable people with the name include:

• Blythe Auffarth (born 1985), American actress
• Drew Blythe Barrymore, American actress
• Blythe Daley or Blyth Daly (1901–1965), British-born American actress
• Blythe Danner (born 1943), American actress
• Blythe Duff (born 1962), Scottish actress
• Blythe Hartley (born 1982), Canadian Olympic diver
• Blythe Loutit (1940–2005), founder member of the Save the Rhino Trust, artist and conservationist
• Blythe McGarvie, American business executive
• Blythe Metz (born 1977), American actress
• Blythe Wilson, Canadian actress

Fictional characters

• Blythe, a supporting character in Netflix series You
• Blythe Baxter, the main protagonist of the cartoon show Littlest Pet Shop

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Blythe.