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BLY, BLYDE, BLYTH, BLYTHE, BLIGH, BLIGHT: (i) William de Bli�a
1177 P (Ess); Gilbert de Blie 1200 P (Nt). From Blyth (Northumb,
Notts) or Blythe (Warwicks). Bly is due to Anglo-Norman loss
of th.(ii) Blide 1101-7 Holm (Nf); Willelmus filus Blie 1188
P (La); Blitdhe de ryseford 1276 RH(Y); Robert Blithe 1221
Ely A(Nf); John Blythe 1296 SRSx. Either a nickname from OE bl��a,
'gentle, merry' or from an unrecorded personal name, OE *Bl��a,
derived from this. The adjective is found as bliht and bligh
in the 13th century (NED). (2)
Researching: Arthur John Blight b.1915 m. Margaret Grace Cooper b.1925
BLIGHT is a Cornish nickname for a person with wolf-like qualities.
It is derived from the Celtic blyth meaing wolf. (9) page 93.
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