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A surname from German. An anglicization of German Blau. examples
(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. examples
plural Blues
A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge. examples
(historical) A member of the Royal Horse Guards (which merged with the 1st Dragoons in 1969) quotations
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”) quotations examples
This Blue shows the remarkable, sleek bodyline of the breed.
2001, Alan Edwards, The New Guide to Cat Breeds, page 89