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:

    “One thought fills immensity.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “And if the Babe is born a Boy
    He’s given to a Woman Old,
    Who nails him down upon a rock
    Catches his shrieks in cups of gold.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “All futurity
    Seems teeming with endless destruction never to be repelled;
    Desperate remorse swallows the present in a quenchless rage.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)