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)

    “Opposition is true friendship.”
    —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)