Blue Devils
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Blue Devils may refer to:

In botany:
  • Eryngium pinnatifidum
    Eryngium pinnatifidum
    Eryngium pinnatifidum is a plant species in the family Apiaceae which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows up to 50 cm in height and produces blue or white flowers between August and November in its native range...

    , a plant from Western Australia

In military history:
  • The Fighting Blue Devils, nickname of the 88th Infantry Division (United States) of the United States Army in World War II
  • Blue Devils (French: "les Diables Bleus"), nickname of the Chasseurs Alpins, the elite mountain infantry of the French Army
  • Blue Devils (aerobatic team)
    Blue Devils (aerobatic team)
    The Blue Devils or the 410 Squadron Aerobatic Team was a Royal Canadian Air Force aerobatic team that flew the de Havilland Vampire jet aircraft from 1949 to 1951. The unit was the RCAF's first postwar aerobatic team, and belonged to the RCAF's first operational jet fighter squadron, No...

    , nickname of the 410 (F) Squadron Aerobatic Team, a Canadian military aerobatic team from 1949-1950


In music:
  • The Oklahoma City Blue Devils
    Oklahoma City Blue Devils
    The Oklahoma City Blue Devils was the premier Southwest territory jazz band in the 1920s. Originally called Billy King's Road Show, it disbanded in Oklahoma City in 1925 where Walter Page renamed it...

    , a territory jazz band based in Oklahoma, led by Walter Page
  • The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps
    Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps
    The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class drum and bugle corps based in Concord, California and founded in 1957 as a Drum and Bell corps, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International...

    , A World Class drum and bugle corps from Concord, California


In sports:
  • Lake Fenton Blue Devils, athletic teams for Lake Fenton High School in Fenton, Michigan
  • Duke Blue Devils
    Duke Blue Devils
    Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry...

    , athletic teams from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina
  • CCSU Blue Devils, athletic teams from Central Connecticut State University
    Central Connecticut State University
    Central Connecticut State University is a state university in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.The school was moved to its present campus in 1922...

  • KCKCC Blue Devils, athletic teams from Kansas City, Kansas Community College
  • Dillard Blue Devils, athletic teams from Dillard University
    Dillard University
    Dillard University is a private, historically black liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1930 incorporating earlier institutions that went back to 1869, it is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church....

  • Fredonia State Blue Devils, athletic teams from the State University of New York at Fredonia
    State University of New York at Fredonia
    The State University of New York at Fredonia is a four-year liberal arts college located in Fredonia, New York, United States; it is a constituent college of the State University of New York...

  • Lawrence Tech Blue Devils, athletic teams from Lawrence Technological University
    Lawrence Technological University
    Lawrence Technological University, also known as Lawrence Tech or simply LTU, is a private university located in Southfield, Michigan. The school offers undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs in engineering, science, mathematics, architecture, graphic design, and business...

  • UW–Stout Blue Devils, athletic team from the University of Wisconsin–Stout
  • Belconnen Blue Devils
    Belconnen Blue Devils
    Belconnen United FC, also known as the Blue Devils, are a football team in Belconnen, Australia. The club currently plays in the ACT Premier League.-History:...

    , a football (soccer) team that formerly played in the New South Wales Premier League (Australia)
  • Hamburg Blue Devils
    Hamburg Blue Devils
    The Hamburg Blue Devils are an American football team in Hamburg, Germany. The Blue Devils are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won four German Bowls as well as three Eurobowls...

    , an American football team that plays in the German Football League
  • Davis Senior High School
    Davis Senior High School
    Davis Senior High School is one of four high schools located in Davis, California, in the United States. DHS is a WASC accredited, 3-year, public comprehensive high school covering grades 10-12. The campus opened its current location in 1961. Enrollment for school year 2004-2005 was 1,831 students...

     athletic teams (Davis, California)
  • Maplewood-Richmond Heights athletic teams (Maplewood, Missouri)
  • Old Forge Blue Devils, high school athletic teams (Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania)
  • Quincy Senior High School
    Quincy Senior High School
    -History:The first school dedicated to high school students in Quincy, Illinois opened in 1891 at the corner of 12th and Maine. This "Pride of the Gem City" served students until 1933 when the "new" Quincy Senior High opened at 14th and Maine in 1933. The building sits along Historic Maine Street...

     Blue Devils, high school athletic teams (Quincy, Illinois)
  • Unicoi County Blue Devils, high school athletic teams (Erwin, Tennessee)
  • Pearl River Central High School high school athletic teams (Carriere, Mississippi
    Carriere, Mississippi
    Carriere is an unincorporated area in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States....

    )
  • Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils, high school athletic teams (Greencastle, Pennsylvania)
  • Westfield Senior High SchoolBlue Devils, high school athletic teams(Westfield, New Jersey
    Westfield, New Jersey
    Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract....

    )


In symbolism:
  • The adjective blue has been associated with despondency and sadness since the 16th century. The noun the blues has been with us since 1741. The blues is a shortening of blue devils, demons popularly thought to cause depression and sadness. Blue devils have been around since 1616.

Related names

  • Blue Demons, athletic teams from Depaul University
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