Bligh

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Bligh

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* 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.

proper noun Blighs · Blee

A surname from Irish.

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"Bligh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bligh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Bligh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bligh

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"Bligh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bligh.

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@misc{bligh_2026,
  title = {Bligh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bligh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}