Blue — English Dictionary

Proper noun

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.

   Usage

   • Rare

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

Noun

1. A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge.

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

   Usage

   • Historical

   Examples

   Have you heard any news / Of that chap in the Blues / Was it Prosser, or Pyecroft, or Pimm?

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

   Examples

   This Blue shows the remarkable, sleek bodyline of the breed.