What Does Blythe Mean?

Blythe is a doll which came into existence in the year 1972. It was the brainchild of the US toy company Kenner. It is reported that the Blythe doll was modelled after the drawings made by Margaret Keane, an American artist and painter, who specialises in making pictures of doe-eyed women and children. The most attractive feature of the Blythe doll was the blinking eyes that would change colour every time the string attached to her head was tugged or pulled. These dolls manufactured in Hong Kong graced the shelves of the shops in US for only a year during the year 1972. Due to lack of popularity, the production of the doll had to be withdrawn.

Blythe is also a name which can suit a boy or a girl. The meaning of the word blythe is "carefree and jolly". Blythe has a couple of variant forms called Bligh and the relatively famous name Blithe. The word has a lot of poetic usage including in the opening line of Shelley's poem "To a skylark." According to the US census of 1990, it has been seen that Blythe is a rarely used first name for male but it is used commonly for females. However, the name works well as a surname.

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