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)

    “Whate’er is Born of Mortal Birth
    Must be consumed with the Earth”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “Let thy West Wind sleep on
    The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes,
    And wash the dusk with silver.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)