"Bligh" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Blighs [plural]
Etymology: * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Blighe (“descendant of Blighe”), probably Gaelicized from Old Norse Blígr, from blígja (“to gaze, stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyg-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”). * As a Cornish surname, from bleydh (“wolf”). Compare Blethen. * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Blythe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{bor|en|gv|-}} Manx, {{der|en|non|Blígr}} Old Norse Blígr, {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰleyg-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyg-, {{der|en|kw|-}} Cornish, {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bligh (plural Blighs)
  1. A surname from Irish. Synonyms: Blee
    Sense id: en-Bligh-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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