Blith as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Blith

What is the meaning of the name Blith ?

The baby name Blith is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /blaɪð/ (blyth).

Blith is English in Origin.

Blith is a streamlined English given name derived from the Old English adjective blīþe, meaning “gentle, kind, cheerful, joyful.” It belongs to a wider Germanic family of words, cognate with Old Norse blíðr and Dutch blij, tracing back to Proto‑Germanic *blīþiz. As a personal name, it carries the positive sense of a light, gracious spirit - “blithe” in modern English - suggesting ease, warmth, and happiness.

In use, Blith is rare and reads as a modern respelling of the better‑known Blythe/Blyth/Blithe. Those forms appear in medieval England both as bynames and as surnames, sometimes linked to places and rivers called Blyth(e), likely named for their “gentle” flow. The surname later migrated into given‑name use in the 19th and 20th centuries, with contemporary bearers (notably actress Blythe Danner) boosting visibility. Blith is unisex, with variants Blyth, Blythe, and Blithe; Bly is an occasional short form.

⚙ Blith is extremely rare. There are only 2 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.