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:

    The Child’s Toys and the Old Man’s Reasons
    Are the Fruits of the Two seasons.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

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

    He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars:
    General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer,
    For Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)