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Help[Opinions] Re: Blythe
in reply to a message by fayfaerie
Hey! I just had a poll up over the weekend on mns for Blythe. I almost had Miranda listed, but I changed it to Melisande. I like both equally well for a mn to Blythe. Very melodic.
Blythe Felicity also crossed my mind. But because "blithe" is an adjective, it felt awkward putting a noun next to it. Plus, they both mean "happy."
Blythe Cecily is top notch. I'm not a fan of Elise.
Here are some of the rest of the combos from my poll:
Blythe Eleanora (it won)
Blythe Wilhelmina
Blythe Alice
Blythe Linnea ("li-NAY-uh")
Blythe Philippa
Blythe Abigail
Blythe Laurentine ("lor-en-TEEN")
Blythe Morwenna
Others you might like:
Blythe Matilda
Blythe Philomena
Blythe Leandra
Blythe Christabel
Blythe Virginia
Blythe Winifred
Blythe Anais ("ah-nah-EES")
Blythe Anneliese ("anna-LEE-zuh")
Blythe Evelyn (too much "y?")
Blythe Gwendolen
Blythe Angharad ("ahng-HAR-ud")
Blythe Letitia
Blythe Sinead ("shi-NAYD")
Blythe Esme
Blythe Rosalind
Blythe Marianne / Annemarie
Blythe Frances
I'd love to hear if you like any of these. Thanks, fellow Blythe enthusiast. :-D
Blythe Felicity also crossed my mind. But because "blithe" is an adjective, it felt awkward putting a noun next to it. Plus, they both mean "happy."
Blythe Cecily is top notch. I'm not a fan of Elise.
Here are some of the rest of the combos from my poll:
Blythe Eleanora (it won)
Blythe Wilhelmina
Blythe Alice
Blythe Linnea ("li-NAY-uh")
Blythe Philippa
Blythe Abigail
Blythe Laurentine ("lor-en-TEEN")
Blythe Morwenna
Others you might like:
Blythe Matilda
Blythe Philomena
Blythe Leandra
Blythe Christabel
Blythe Virginia
Blythe Winifred
Blythe Anais ("ah-nah-EES")
Blythe Anneliese ("anna-LEE-zuh")
Blythe Evelyn (too much "y?")
Blythe Gwendolen
Blythe Angharad ("ahng-HAR-ud")
Blythe Letitia
Blythe Sinead ("shi-NAYD")
Blythe Esme
Blythe Rosalind
Blythe Marianne / Annemarie
Blythe Frances
I'd love to hear if you like any of these. Thanks, fellow Blythe enthusiast. :-D
This message was edited 11/3/2008, 4:16 PM
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after so long being "blythe" online, it feels more like a persona than a real name to me- but seeing it here is making me rethink that position. I particularly like Blythe Winifred (sounds less like a description than many others do). Still, for my own hypothetical daughter I think i'd use it as a self-honouring (doesn't that sound narcissistic? and yet men get to do it all the time) middle name.
anyhow, if you're feeling that i'm encroaching on "your" name, I can change it for around here. maybe to Gilbertine :)
anyhow, if you're feeling that i'm encroaching on "your" name, I can change it for around here. maybe to Gilbertine :)
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Blythe doesn't belong to me at all. I did five polls on Sunday asking for the best mn for the following names: Fleur, Anne, Blythe, Pearl and Wren. The people who do those polls, at least the people who write them, tend to be pretty young. I like to expose them to the idea that a fn can be one syllable and still be beautiful -- less is more. I was sorry that I couldn't also put up a poll for Nell and Tess. Blythe is terrific, but I'd never in a million years think I had any rights over it. I'd love to see it become more popular.
That said, Gilbertine is the bees knees! Unless you have a copyright to it, I plan on using it in future threads when asked for combinations. Thanks!
That said, Gilbertine is the bees knees! Unless you have a copyright to it, I plan on using it in future threads when asked for combinations. Thanks!
This message was edited 11/3/2008, 5:29 PM
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Oh, nice going on exposing the young'uns to unfussy names :)
Oddly you have my RL name on there too (it's Anne), and my g-grandma (Pearl). I'll stick to Blythe around here, just thought I'd ask as folks can get territorial about names, and I'm not really bothered. Take Gilbertine and have fun!
Oddly you have my RL name on there too (it's Anne), and my g-grandma (Pearl). I'll stick to Blythe around here, just thought I'd ask as folks can get territorial about names, and I'm not really bothered. Take Gilbertine and have fun!
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