Blake

See also: blake and blakė

English

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Blake (disambiguation)

Wikipedia

Etymology

A surname derived from either Old English blæc (“black”) or from Old English blāc (“pale, fair, shining, white”), or as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Bláthmaic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bleɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪk

Proper noun

Blake (countable and uncountable, plural Blakes)

1. (countable) A surname.
   1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
   2. A surname from Irish.
2. (countable) A unisex given name.
   1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   2. (rather rare) A female given name transferred from the surname.
3. An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States.

Derived terms

• Blakean
• Blake Basin
• Blake Island
• Blake River
• Blake Village

Anagrams

• Balke, Kabel, Kaleb, bleak