"Blue" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-Blue.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate Bleu. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|en|Blau}} Blau, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|Bleu}} Bleu 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
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-name-~pXdhchp
  3. A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name.
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-name-mgdwUjdx

Noun

Audio: En-Blue.ogg Forms: Blues [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate Bleu. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|en|Blau}} Blau, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|Bleu}} Bleu 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”) Synonyms: British Blue [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Blue-en-noun-2sOGm-xt

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