"Blue" meaning in English

See Blue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-Blue.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate Bleu. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Blue
  1. A surname from German. An anglicization of German Blau.
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-name-VkFB86KC Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (rare) A female given name from English, typically used in conjoined names like Bonnie Blue or Blue Bell. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-name-~pXdhchp Disambiguation of English male given names: 4 40 35 2 4 15 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 4 41 32 2 4 16
  3. A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name. (Australia) Nickname for a person with ginger hair. Categories (topical): English male given names
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-name-D~wlJA21 Disambiguation of English male given names: 4 40 35 2 4 15 Categories (other): Australian English

Noun

Audio: En-Blue.ogg Forms: Blues [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate Bleu. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blue (plural Blues)
  1. A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge.
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-noun-JUMgEsCF
  2. (historical) A member of the Royal Horse Guards (which merged with the 1st Dragoons in 1969) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-noun-bZddnuvv
  3. Synonym of British Blue (“a breed of cat”) Categories (topical): English male given names Synonyms: British Blue [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-noun-2sOGm-xt Disambiguation of English male given names: 4 40 35 2 4 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 17 6 10 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 15 17 6 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 13 16 6 11 46
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