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:

    ““O life of this our Spring! why fades the lotus of the water?
    Why fade these children of the Spring,born but to smile and fall?”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “And was Jerusalem builded here,
    Among these dark Satanic Mills?”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

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