Meanings
bluebeard1
nounbluebeard (countable and uncountable, plural bluebeards)
plural bluebeards
- countableuncountableAny member of the genus Caryopteris of plants native to eastern Asia, now cultivated in gardens.
Bluebeard2
proper noun
- The nobleman who is the title character of the story.
nounBluebeard (plural Bluebeards)
plural Bluebeards
- A man who marries and then murders one wife after another.
Henry never lived down his reputation as a Bluebeard, and only a few years before his death sporting gentlemen in Antwerp were laying bets that the English Lothario would divorce and marry once again.
2012, Lacey Baldwin-Smith, Henry VIII, page c
Origin
Bluebeard · proper noun, noun
- FrenchBarbe-Bleue
- EnglishBluebeard
Calque of French Barbe-Bleue (literally “blue beard”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اَللِّحْيَة الزَّرْقَاء
- اَللِّحْيَة الزَّرْقَاء (al-liḥya z-zarqāʔ)the famous fairy tale
Bulgarian Синята Брада
- Синята Брада (Sinjata Brada)the title character
Chinese Mandarin 藍鬍子 /蓝胡子, 藍鬍子 /蓝胡子
- 藍鬍子 /蓝胡子 (Lán Húzi)the famous fairy tale
- 藍鬍子 /蓝胡子 (Lán Húzi)the title character
Dutch Blauwbaard, Blauwbaard
- Blauwbaardthe famous fairy tale
- Blauwbaardthe title character
Esperanto Blubarbulo
- Blubarbulothe famous fairy tale
Finnish Ritari Siniparta, Ritari Siniparta
- Ritari Sinipartathe famous fairy tale
- Ritari Sinipartathe title character
French Barbe-Bleue, Barbe-Bleue
- Barbe-Bleuethe famous fairy tale
- Barbe-Bleuethe title character
German Blaubart, Blaubart
- Blaubartthe famous fairy tale
- Blaubartthe title character
Greek Κυανοπώγων, Κυανοπώγων
- Κυανοπώγων (Kyanopógon)the famous fairy tale
- Κυανοπώγων (Kyanopógon)the title character
Italian Barbablù, Barbablù
- Barbablùthe famous fairy tale
- Barbablùthe title character
Japanese 青ひげ, 青ひげ
- 青ひげ (Aohige)the famous fairy tale
- 青ひげ (Aohige)the title character
Norwegian Ridder Blåskjegg
- Ridder Blåskjeggthe title character
Polish Sinobrody, Sinobrody
- Sinobrodythe famous fairy tale
- Sinobrodythe title character
Portuguese Barba Azul
- Barba Azulthe title character
Romanian Barbă Albastră, Barbă Albastră
- Barbă Albastrăthe famous fairy tale
- Barbă Albastrăthe title character
Russian Си́няя Борода́, Си́няя Борода́
- Си́няя Борода́ (Sínjaja Borodá)the famous fairy tale
- Си́няя Борода́ (Sínjaja Borodá)the title character
Swedish Blåskägg, Blåskägg
- Blåskäggthe famous fairy tale
- Blåskäggthe title character
Turkish Mavi Sakal
- Mavi Sakalthe famous fairy tale
Vietnamese Yêu Râu Xanh
- Yêu Râu Xanhthe famous fairy tale
Cite this entry
APA
bluebeard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluebeard
MLA
“bluebeard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluebeard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bluebeard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluebeard.
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