| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | blu·a gnu·o |
| Afrikaans | blouwildebees |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nyu blau |
| Danish | oksegnu; blå gnu; stribet gnu |
| Dutch | blauwe gnoe; gewone gnoe; gestreepte gnoe |
| English | blue wildebeest; common wildebeest |
| Finnish | juovagnuu; juovikasgnu |
| French | gnou bleu; gnou à queue noire |
| German | Streifengnu; Blaues Gnu |
| Portuguese | gnu‐de‐cauda‐preta; boi‐cavalo‐de‐cauda‐preta |
| Russian | голубой гну |
| Spanish | ñu común; ñu azul; ñu de cola negra; ñu listado |
| Swedish | strimmig gnu |