Definitions

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  • proper noun A surname. An anglicization of German Blau.
  • proper noun rare A female given name, typically used in conjoined names like Bonnie Blue or Blue Bell.
  • proper noun A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name.

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Examples

  • When you're out of the blue and into the black - Neil Young, Out of the Blue

    Into the Black: Torture and Real People 2009

  • Diamine fast yellow A and 1/4 lb. Diamine sky blue, and the silk with 1 lb. Erythrosine B. _Brown and Blue.

    The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech

  • Having a blue and yellow ladder for a head, red square-shaped shorts and bright purple sneakers, Blue was the target of many hugs.

    The Record-Courier - Top Stories 2008

  • Having a blue and yellow ladder for a head, red square-shaped shorts and bright purple sneakers, Blue was the target of many hugs.

    The Record-Courier - Top Stories 2008

  • Having a blue and yellow ladder for a head, red square-shaped shorts and bright purple sneakers, Blue was the target of many hugs.

    The Record-Courier - Top Stories 2008

  • The city voted down the gay-rights ordinance and banned musical concerts in the parks, and a group complained when a local high school chose the name Blue Devils for its football team.

    The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010

  • You could have found the text by searching for the term Blue-eyed in any source-page that contained this post.

    Archive 2007-08-01 2007

  • The name Blue is very, very unusual for a girl - it's actually 7,214 on our list.

    NYT > Home Page By DAVE ITZKOFF 2012

  • It also addresses a little bit of the the significance of the name "Blue Ivy": "Baby I paint the sky blue, my greatest creation was you."

    News - latimes.com lknelson 2012

  • If the name Blue State Digital sounds familiar, it is because of the agency's work on Obama for America, helping Barack Obama be elected president in 2008.

    NYT > Home Page By STUART ELLIOTT 2011

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