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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 (surname), a surname of English origin (includes a list of people with the name) William Blake (1757–1827), English poet, painter, and printmaker; Places.
The Ancient of Days (1794). Watercolor etching by William Blake.For Blake, however, this was a title of Urizen (the demiurge in his prophetic books).. Ancient of Days (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: עַתִּיק יֹומִין, romanized: ʿattiq yomin or Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: עַתִּ֤יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙, romanized: ʿattiq yomayyā; Koinē Greek: παλαιὸς ἡμερῶν ...
Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The earliest known usage is from the early 19th century, when it was recorded as a London slang term. [1] The word's origin is unknown, and though many theories exist regarding its etymology, none are considered conclusive.
Los, as depicted in The Book of Urizen, copy G, in the collection of the Library of Congress [1]. In the mythological writings of William Blake, Los is the fallen (earthly or human) form of Urthona, one of the four Zoas, and the embodiment of human creativity and inspiration.
"Jism" also means semen or sperm, the meaning that predominates today, making "jism" a taboo word. Consistent with that etymology, the jazz composer Eubie Blake (1887-1983), when interviewed by a woman for Yale's Oral History of American Music project, refused to use the word "jazz" because he thought it was uncouth. [2]
—Pseudo-Aristotle, On the Universe, 393b Pliny the Elder, in the fourth book of his Natural History likewise calls Great Britain Albion. He begins his chapter on the British Isles as follows, after describing the Rhine delta: Ex adverso huius situs Britannia insula clara Graecis nostrisque monimentis inter septentrionem et occidentem iacet, Germaniae, Galliae, Hispaniae, multo maximis ...