What is your impression of [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]?
Does the combo remind you of something? What imagery do you get for it?
Do you like it?
And who is [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]?
If he were a book character, how would the author describe him?
Where does he live? When does he live?
What does he look like? How does he dress like?
Would he be sweet, sensitive, bold, adventurous, etc…?
Anything that stands out about him?
Thank you!
I usually prefer [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] for girls (though it’s never been used much on either gender, never in the Top 1000, never popular in GB either) and [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] really is the only boys’ name from my list I like [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] with.
Interestingly enough, you’re one of the first people to say you picture [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] being blond, does that imagery have a source other than your mind?
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] sounds like the name of a dashing love interest in a 19th century English romance novel. I like it, but there’s a part of me that feels like it’s almost too romantic for a modern man.
I adore [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]! I love [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] as a girl’s mn, but I definitely think it could work well for a boy, too. (I love [name_f]Honor[/name_f] for a boy mn, even though NB lists it as a girl’s name.)
To answer your questions:
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] definitely could be the dashing hero of a 19th century novel. The name sounds quite uperclass English to me, but I’m American and I would totally use [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]!
I picture [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] with dark hair and pale eyes for whatever reason. Definitely a classy gentleman. I would say thoughtful and kind, but at the same time brave and bold and chivalrous.
Idk, I really like the combo more and more like everytime I see it in your signature.
Thank you!
That seems like a fitting imagery, I hadn’t really thought about [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] sounding that romantic.
Now, like you, I feel like it’s just on the verge of being too dreamy but I also think it might just be simple enough (unlike a name like [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], for example) to not feel like he has to cite [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] and ride a horse everywhere he goes.
Oh oh oh, it’s gorgeous!! I’ve never considered [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] for a boy but it is so brilliant here. Perfect.
Fun fact, [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] with a slightly different spelling, is my surname. Not sure if I’ve said that on NB before but I do sometimes feel a bit smug when I see it in people signatures haha. I used to be biased against it actually, but now I like it a lot. I adore it here.
Sometimes NB is a bit weird like that. Neither [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] nor [name_f]Honor[/name_f] have or ever had a significant amount of usage for either gender, yet they’re only listed as feminine names on here.
Thank you for the description and I’m glad you like it (more and more)
Thank you!
That seems like a fitting imagery, I hadn’t really thought about [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] sounding that romantic.
Now, like you, I feel like it’s just on the verge of being too dreamy but I also think it might just be simple enough (unlike a name like [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], for example) to not feel like he has to cite [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] and ride a horse everywhere he goes.
Sometimes NB is a bit weird like that. Neither [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] nor [name_f]Honor[/name_f] have or ever had a significant amount of usage for either gender, yet they’re only listed as feminine names on here.
Thank you for the description and I’m glad you like it (more and more)
I don’t think [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] really needs a more masculine middle name, it is very masculine on it’s own.
That’s fair. I don’t agree with it for [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] as [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] doesn’t feel super-feminine to me, but I understand where you’re coming form and feel the same way with some other names and combinations.
I always wanted to use [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] for a boys’ middle name because it reminds me of [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]. When I was younger my favorite combination for a long time was [name_m]Holden[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f].
[name_m]Edmond[/name_m] is a family name and I love the variation [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] from its use in literature from [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u] and C.S. [name_m]Lewis[/name_m].
Oh, I suppose I didn’t answer your questions hahaha. I think of someone kind, intellectual, perhaps sensitive and quiet, but a good solid decent young man. Probably dresses well but conservatively. Well-mannered.
I’m really glad you like it so much (and [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] on a boy)!
Also, that’s [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables, right?
I’m currently watching “[name_f]Anne[/name_f]” but no [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] yet (though I’ve been relatively busy the last couple of weeks and couldn’t catch up yet, I’m only on Episode 2)!
It’s a charming series so I’ll likely appreciate the connection (if he is a nice character that is, I’m totally clueless).
I’ve adored [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] quite a while now and, as you do, I appreciate the the literature links, I also love the connection to [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]/[name_m]Edmond[/name_m] [name_u]Halley[/name_u]. You’re quite lucky having it be a family name!
Oh and thank you for the description, too. It’s always lovely to read what people imagine these “people/combos” to be like.
I’m not sure how I picture an [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] - it definitely seems like a “posh”, uppercrusty kind of name - I’d expect an [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] to probably attend boarding schools to be honest. The other image it brings up is Victorian [name_f]England[/name_f], (which kind of goes hand in hand with that first image).
I personally like it. I think it sounds nice and I like the literary connections!
I like it. I don’t see why [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] would need a masculine middle as [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] is neither feminine nor masculine to me - it just is the way it is. Not sure how to explain. And I don’t think the middle spot needs too many rules anyways.
I like the flow, sound, and imagery and generally agree with the consensus that it’s an old-fashioned, posh name. [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] brings [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] down to earth a bit.
Also a word and I’ve seen it used as a virtue name, typically on little girls but I see absolutely no reason why it couldn’t be a boys name at all, I like the name combination as a whole, its sturdy and has a fresh sort of feel to it, could be an a classical English man or he could live out in the country and lay in the grass looking up at the stars and riding a horse and running through fields and things like that