Blythe used to show up quite a bit in my name lists too. I don't know where it's gone.
I do like it, particularly with the pronunciation you're suggesting.
I think I like it best as a middle name, and for a girl. But Blythe Eugenia is kind of badass.
I find these particularly lovely!: (And oh man, Susannah Blythe! Why didn't I think of that. I might have to steal it. I'm sorry not sorry! :D )
Ada Blythe
Cecily Blythe
Dorothea Blythe
Josephine Blythe
Marion Blythe
Susannah Blythe
Theodora Blythe
Winifred Blythe
It's pretty nice as a middle for these boys too:
Arthur Blythe
Benjamin Blythe
Daniel Blythe
Edmund Blythe
Speaking of Blythe, I just realized I named my potential babies (in a thread further down) Anne and Gilbert. Oops. :)
______________________________________________________________________