I have a confession to make: my middle name is Blythe.
Growing up, I thought it was the worst name ever, I told my parents it sounded like "blech" and "barf" and why, oh why couldn't they have given me a name like Julie or Jennifer. I told people it was anything but Blythe. Then I took it one step further - I had it legally changed. Headed to Europe one summer, I had it legally changed on my passport to Blake. Fresh from watching the the super 90's movie "Less Than Zero", I thought that name was cooler than cool. Now that I'm older I can't believe how much effort I put into this, I mean, so many people don't even have a middle name.
These are Blythe dolls, a big craze in Japan and now collectors items, and big Ebay finds...wonder if they ever tried to change their name?
Wow- for some reason i thought you were a Jade like you mom and i! I had no idea- If it's any consolation Blythe is HUGE with goths and hipsters too! Not just little japanese kawaii girls. =)
ReplyDeleteI've always hated Melissa. But when i found out it could have been "martha" i was relieved!
M - It would've been a dream to be a Jade along with you & my mom, but Amber Jade may have even been too hippie dippy for my parents.
ReplyDeleteAnd Martha?? So not you.
xo
sorry...jade wasn't in the running, but brook was a close second (but that was too hippy dippy, even for me) i still love blythe, the way it sounds, the way it looks, it's carefree connotation. let's hope ruby loves being 'summer'and not wishing instead for 'spring' or 'autumn'.
ReplyDeletei love the name Blythe...it was on our list for both our girls...you're a lucky lady!
ReplyDeleteI think Blythe is a really pretty name. Until I was 16, my legal name was Baby Girl. I only discovered when I went to get my driver's license and it was there on my birth certificate. It's funny how no one ever really likes their name. I think if you can endure it in your teens, you'll love it in your 30s.
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