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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate Bleu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Blue
- A surname from German. An anglicization of German Blau.
- (rare) A female given name from English, typically used in conjoined names like Bonnie Blue or Blue Bell.
- A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name.
Quotations[edit]
- 1957, Rolf Harris, Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (song)
- Play your didgeridoo, Blue.
- 1983, Gilbert Sorrentino, Blue Pastoral, Dalkey Archive Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 49:
- Serge is my name; some call me Blue, as you will see if you think about it, this makes my pen name, Blue Serge.
- 2003, Mark W. Royston, The Spout Spring, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 35:
- "Uriah Blue Royston," she rolled the name over. "Uriah, I understand, but Blue?" she questioned.
"Ann's grandfather's name was Blue, although it probably started out as 'Blew'," Peter mumbled, trying to remember the Dutch spelling.
Noun[edit]
Blue (plural Blues)
- A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge.
- (historical) A member of the Royal Horse Guards (which merged with the 1st Dragoons in 1969)
- 1944 Noël Coward, I Wonder What Happened to Him?, first verse:
- Have you heard any news / Of that chap in the Blues / Was it Prosser, or Pyecroft, or Pimm?
- 1944 Noël Coward, I Wonder What Happened to Him?, first verse:
- Synonym of British Blue (“a breed of cat”)
- 2001, Alan Edwards, The New Guide to Cat Breeds (page 89)
- This Blue shows the remarkable, sleek bodyline of the breed.
- 2001, Alan Edwards, The New Guide to Cat Breeds (page 89)
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