Blake

Blake

Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".

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Famous quotes containing the word blake:

    ““Why cannot the ear be closed to its own destruction?
    Or the glistening eye to the poison of a smile?”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache:
    Do be my enemy for friendship’s sake.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)