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black-and-blue
black-and-blue
Fig. bruised, physically or emotionally. I'm still black-and-blue from my divorce. What is that black-and-blue mark on your leg?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Quirijn | | - | Dutch |
| Lionel | | lee-o-NEL (French), LIE-nəl (English) | French, English |
| MÁRcia | | - | Portuguese |
| Sabela | | sa-BEL-a | Galician |
| Delilah | | di-LIE-lə (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English |
| Thelonius | | - | Various |