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:

    “Like a fiend in a cloud
    With howling woe,
    After night I do crowd,
    And with night will go;”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “When a man has married a wife, he finds out whether
    Her knees and elbows are only glued together.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “Is this a holy thing to see
    In a rich and fruitful land,
    Babes reduced to misery,
    Fed with cold and usurous hand?”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)