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Bliss
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bliss
English
Alternative forms
surname en Blish
Pronunciation
en /blɪs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Bliss.wav US
en ɪs 1
Proper noun
en English nicknames originating as a nickname.
en rare en unisex English.
en 2008 w:Joyce Carol Oates My Sister, My Love 97 HarperCollins 978-0-06-154748-5 "Mother doesn't seem to especially like her little granddaughter as it is, even named 'Edna Louise'. D'you think she's going to like her better, named 'Bliss' like some sexpot pop star or some Indian-mystic asshole-charlatan?"Betsey winced. "Bliss" was a beautiful name!
en computing a programming language used for systems programming primarily on computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Bliss is a parallel language to C, both being derived from B and BCPL
en place c/USA:
en ghost town s/California.
en minor city co/Gooding County s/Idaho.
en ucomm co/Adair County s/Kentucky.
en twp co/Emmet County s/Michigan, named after Aaron T. Bliss.
en ucomm co/Washington County s/Missouri.
en CDP town:pref/Eagle co/Wyoming County s/New York.
en Old Bliss, Oklahoma.
Derived terms
en Blissymbol Blissymbolics Blissymbols
en female given names male given names unisex given names