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Blue.

A surname from German. An anglicization of German Blau.

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Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname from German. An anglicization of German Blau.

  2. A female given name from English, typically used in conjoined names like Bonnie Blue or Blue Bell.

    rare
  3. A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name. (Australia) Nickname for a person with ginger hair.

Where this word comes from

From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu.

noun
  1. A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge.

  2. A member of the Royal Horse Guards (which merged with the 1st Dragoons in 1969)

    historical
  3. Synonym of British Blue (“a breed of cat”).

Where this word comes from

From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.