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)

    “O the cunning wiles that creep
    In thy little heart asleep!
    When thy little heart doth wake,
    Then the dreadful night shall break.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

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