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:

    “Christianity is art & not money. Money is its curse.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “O God, protect me from my friends, that they have not power over me.
    Thou hast giv’n me power to protect myself from thy bitterest enemies.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “Struggling in my father’s hands,
    Striving against my swaddling bands,
    Bound and weary, I thought best
    To sulk upon my mother’s breast.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)