The blethen Surname
blethen Name Meaning and History
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Ble(i)ddyn ‘son of
Ble(i)ddyn’, a byname meaning ‘wolf cub’, from blaidd
‘wolf’ + the diminutive suffix -yn. Blaidd was used in
medieval Welsh as a term for a hero, and sometimes for a cruel man or
for an enemy who feigned friendship.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Blethens of West Virginia |
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| Nellie Blethen |
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| Blethens of Maine | Lynn St. Clair | 10 |
| BLETHENS, Willis B., Walter H. - Dover, Maine - 1919 |
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| BLETHEN'S of Phippsburg | Audrey K. | 2 |
| Searching for birth mother | drue m grffin | 1 |
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| Eugene O. Blethen, Died 5/28/1913, Oakland, Ca | Sandi | 0 |
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| Blethen Family - Skowhegan, Maine |
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