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- bolt from the blue, a
bolt from the blue, a
bolt from the blue, a
Also, a bolt out of the blue. A sudden, unexpected event. For example, Bill's dropping his life insurance was a bolt from the blue for his wife. This metaphoric term alludes to totally unforeseen lightning or thunder from a cloudless (blue) sky. [First half of 1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Ettie | | ET-ee | English |
| Valencia | | bah-LEN-thyah (Spanish), bah-LEN-syah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Jehonathan | | - | Biblical |
| Fleurette | | flə-RET (English) | French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare) |
| Bohumil | | - | Czech, Slovak |
| Erma | | UR-mə | English |