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:

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

    To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

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