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Blyth

/blaɪð/

Blyth proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ3181).

Proper noun

Blyth

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ3181).
  2. A river in Northumberland, which flows into the North Sea at Blyth.
  3. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6286).
  4. A river in Suffolk, England, which flows into the North Sea.
  5. A surname from Old English.

Origin of Blyth

From Old English blīþe. The surname derives partly from the place names, partly from a nickname.

Words formed from Blyth

Questions about Blyth

What does Blyth mean?
Blyth means a town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ3181).
What part of speech is Blyth?
Blyth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Blyth?
Blyth is pronounced /blaɪð/.

Words near Blyth in the dictionary

  1. blype
  2. blypes
  3. Blys
  4. Blystone
  5. Blystones
  6. Blyth
  7. Blyth's hornbill
  8. Blyth's hornbills
  9. Blyth's pipit
  10. Blyth's pipits
  11. Blyth's reed warbler

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