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I prefer it on a female.
I went to high school with one. She's about 25.
I like it, but not a whole lot. I fall more on the side of like than dislike.
Associations are all artistic -- the Blythe I knew in high school was a singer and actress, then I think of Gilbert Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables novels, and also of Gwyneth Paltrow's mother and daughter.
I say it with a th as in "thin."

I like Blythe on either sex.
The only Blythe I've ever met was female.
I love it!
I associate it w/Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing..."Sigh no more, Ladies, sigh no more / Men were deceivers ever / One foot in the Sea and one on shore / To one thing constant never / Then sigh not so, but let them go / And be you blithe and bonnie / Converting all your sounds of woe / To hey, nonny, nonny."
Th as in "this."

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Blythe does make a great dog name, but it also makes a great human name, imnsho. ;oD

1. I prefer it on a female
2. No
3. I like it.
4. I think it's nice.
5. "th" as in "thin"

I think I prefer it as a first name on a female (a la Blythe Danner). However, I think it makes a stunning middle name for a male (Edward Blythe just popped into my head).

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There is a strong "Anne of Green Gables" association for me, because of Gilbert and Anne (Shirley) Blythe, and their children.

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I've never really thought about how I pronounce it. It's probably between the two instances, however.

This message was edited 2/11/2011, 1:49 PM

I prefer it on a female, and no, I have never met one.

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I think it's okay- not bad, not great.

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My only association with the name is Blythe Danner, so it makes me think of sleek, elegent ladies with money.

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I say it with a "th" as in "this."

I think I like it equally well as a female and as a male name.

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No, I have never met one.

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I like it quite a bit - enough to consider using it.

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I associate it with the English word meaning "cheerful" or "happy." It also makes me think of the Noel Coward play "Blithe Spirit" and the poem "To a Skylark" by Shelley.

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I say the th in Blythe like the th in thin.

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(Incidentally, I prefer the spelling Blithe.)

I used to totally love it and would've used it for a mn on a girl. (I believe my combo was Evelyn Blythe.) But now it just feels like a trusty good name. I like it on a female--it's very springy--but I think I prefer it for a male. It's very Victorian, and I associate it with Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gables.

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I don't think I've ever met a Blythe. I pronounce it with a hard th, as in "this."

I prefer it on a female.

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I have never met a Blythe.

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I like it as a middle name only. I like it an average amount, I suppose.

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The name makes me think of a poetic person, which is a good thing.

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I say the "th" as in "thin".

Female, never met one, think it's gorgeous, I say it more like the th in THIN. I also say the Bly like BLIGH, where as I say Blithe as bli-(like in blizzard)

This message was edited 2/11/2011, 10:42 AM

I've known two girls named Blythe and I can't really see it on a boy.
Actually I've only met one of those girls. Umm. She was really bizarre, and sorta fat and loud, and Blythe has an intrinsic risk of being all those things because of the way it's put together phonetically, so I have that image tied to it. Nevertheless I like it, it's really distinctive and pretty cool.

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It seems affected on a boy to me.
I say it with a thin TH.

I think it is more feminine than masculine. I've never met one. I don't particularly like it, but I don't hate it either. I think Blythe sounds like a very light and airy name. I say with a th as in "thin."

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