Blunt
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Blunt can refer to several things:
[edit] People
Blunt (or Blount) is a common surname of English derivation, meaning "blonde, fair" (Old French blund), or "dull" (Middle English blunt, blont)
- Lady Anne Blunt (1837–1917), English horsebreeder; wife of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt.
- Anthony Blunt (1907–1983), English art historian and Soviet spy.
- Charles Blunt (b.1951), leader of the National Party of Australia.
- Crispin Blunt (b.1961), English Conservative MP for Reigate.
- Emily Blunt (b.1983), British actress.
- Giles Blunt, Canadian author of novel.
- James Blunt (b.1974), British musician.
- James G. Blunt (b. 1826), Union General in the American Civil War.
- John Henry Blunt (1823–1884), English divine.
- John James Blunt, (1794–1855), English religious scholar.
- Matt Blunt (b.1970), governor of Missouri.
- Roy Blunt (b.1950), U.S. Rep. from Missouri, House Majority Whip and interim House Majority Leader.
- Russell Blunt (1908–2004), notable North Carolina track and field coach.
- Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922), English poet and writer; husband of Lady Anne Blunt.
- Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt (1901–1987), English art teacher, artist, author and curator of the Watts Gallery near Guildford.
[edit] Fictional characters
- Alan Blunt, a fictional character from the Alex Rider novel series by Anthony Horowitz
- Arno Blunt, a fictional character in the book Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer.
- Janewald Penislick Shitdigger Yonigger Blunt, a children story book writer
[edit] Places
In the United States:
- Blunt, California
- Blunt, South Dakota
[edit] Other
- A blunt is a cigar filled with marijuana.
- Blunt can also refer to the popular and inexpensive cigar, Phillie Blunt.
- Blunt, a Bluetooth protocol stack for Newton OS 2.1 devices.
- In biology, a blunt end, a possible configuration of a DNA molecule.
- Blunt Records, a record label owned in part by Andy Cairns.
- Blunt force trauma, a type of physical trauma in medical terminology.
- Blunted affect, a lack of emotional response in psychology
- Blunt Magazine (magazine), is a Canadian magazine published quarterly
- Bluntslide, a trick that is performed on a skateboard
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
- Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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