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Blake is a primarily male 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.
The origins of the name Blake are also considered to be Old Norse, first appearing in Yorkshire, England, possibly derived from the word Blaker, referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway (east of Oslo). [citation needed] Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827).
Blake Carrington, an oil tycoon from the TV series Dynasty; Blake Oakfield, a surf gangster from the TV series Angry Boys; Lucien Blake, lead character in The Doctor Blake Mysteries; Lance Corporal Thomas "Tom" Blake, main character in the 2019 war film 1917; Earl Talbot Blake, a character played by John Lithgow in the 1991 movie Ricochet
The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]
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An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed. Often, large dictionaries, such as the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's, will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology. [1] Etymological dictionaries are the product of research in historical linguistics. For many words in any ...
Blake's watercoloured etching The Ancient of Days.. In the mythology of William Blake, Urizen (/ ˈ j ʊ r ɪ z ə n /) is the embodiment of conventional reason and law.He is usually depicted as a bearded old man; he sometimes bears architect's tools, to create and constrain the universe; or nets, with which he ensnares people in webs of law and conventional society.