Blake
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| Pronunciation | /ˈbleɪk/ BLAYK |
| Gender | Mainly Male |
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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.[1] Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".[2]
Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway in Ireland. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. As such a long present foreign name it became known as de Bláca in Irish.[3]
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).
Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827) or to the contemporary figurative artist Blake.
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Males with given name Blake
- Blake Aldridge (born 1982), British diver
- Blake Alphonso Higgs (1915-1986), Bahamian Calypso singer also known as Blind Blake
- Blake Andrews (born 1968), American photographer
- Blake Annen (born 1991), American football player
- Blake Austin (born 1991), Australian Rugby League player
- Blake Bortles (born 1992), American football quarterback
- Blake Bradley, fictional character from the TV series Power Rangers Ninja Storm
- Blake Carrington, fictional oil tycoon from the TV series Dynasty
- Blake Clark (born 1946), American actor and comedian
- Blake Griffin (born 1989), American professional basketball player
- Blake Edwards (1922–2010), American film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Blake Farenthold (born 1961), American politician
- Blake Foster (born 1985), American actor and martial artist
- Blake Harrison (born 1985), British actor best known for his role in the TV series The Inbetweeners
- Blake Lewis (born 1981), American singer and American Idol contestant
- Blake Mills (born 1986), American singer and songwriter
- Blake Morrison (born 1950), British poet and author
- Blake Oakfield, fictional surf gangster from the TV series Angry Boys
- Blake Shelton (born 1976), American country music singer
- Blake Wheeler (born 1986), American professional hockey player
Females with the given name Blake
- Blake Lively (born 1987), American actress
- Blake Belladonna, fictional character of the anime series RWBY
People with surname Blake
A
- Amanda Blake, American actress (Miss Kitty on television's Gunsmoke)
- Andrew Blake (scientist), British scientist and Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh
- Andrew Blake (director), American adult film director
- Andy Blake, series of books by Edward Edson Lee
- Anita Blake, fictional character, protagonist of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of books by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Anthony Richard Blake (1786–1849), Irish lawyer, administrator and 'backstairs Viceroy of Ireland
B
- Blind Blake, American blues and ragtime musician
- Bud Blake, American cartoonist
C
- Casey Blake, American baseball player
- Catherine Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- Catherine Blake, wife and muse of William Blake
- Charles E. Blake, Pentecostal Bishop
- Clive Blake, bass guitarist for the Anti-Nowhere League
D
- Daphne Blake, fictional character from Scooby-Doo
- Darcy Blake, Welsh footballer
- David Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- Dave Blake, Canadian politician
- David Blake, Australian general
- Dennis Blake, Jamaican track and field athlete
- Derek Blake, British biomedical researcher
- Donovan Blake, Jamaican-American cricketer
E
- Edward Blake, Canadian politician
- Eubie Blake, American jazz pianist and composer
- Eugene Carson Blake, American Protestant leader
F
- Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell Castle
- Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Twizell Castle, High Sheriff of Northumberland (1784),
- Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Twizell Castle, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1820–1826 and 1827–1834
- Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth Park, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1916–1922
- Francisco Blake Mora (1966–2011), Mexican politician
G
- Geoffrey Blake (disambiguation), several people
- George Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- George Blake (born 1922), British spy, double agent for the Soviet Union
- George A.H. Blake (1810-1884), American army officer
- George E. Blake (1775–1871), American music publisher
- Gerald Blake, British television director
- Gillian Blake, British actress
- Gordon Blake, USAF general
H
- Hamish Blake, Australian comedian
- Harris Blake, American politician
- Henry Blake, fictional character in M*A*S*H
- Henry Arthur Blake, British colonial administrator
- Homer C. Blake, American naval officer
- Howard Blake, British composer
J
- James Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
- James Blake (musician), English musician
- James Blake (tennis), American professional tennis player
- James Carlos Blake, American writer
- James F. Blake (1912–2002), bus driver
- James "Spanish" Blake, Nine Years' War figure
- Ronald James Blake, civil engineer
- Jason Blake (ice hockey) (born 1973), American ice hockey player
- Jason Blake (footballer) (born 1981), Australian football player
- Jeff Blake (born 1970), retired American football quarterback
- Jeremy Blake (1971–2007), American video artist and painter
- Joaquín Blake y Joyes (1759–1827), Spanish general
- John Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
- John Blake, Jr. (born 1947), American jazz violinist
- Jon Blake (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Blake (governor), governor of South Carolina
- Joseph Blake, 3rd Baron Wallscourt (1797–1849), Irish nobleman and socialist
- Joseph Henry Blake (chess player), English chess player
- Julia Blake (born 1936), Australia-based British-born actress
K
- Karen Blake, Boston disk jockey
- Karl Blake (born 1956), English musician
- Katharine Blake (singer) (born 1970), British singer
- Ken Blake, pseudonym of English novelist Robert Holdstock
- Keith Blake (born 1950), Jamaican roots reggae singer a.k.a. Prince Alla
- Korban Blake British author and artist
L
- Lillie Devereux Blake (1835–1913), American suffragist
Lola Blake - (1989-) YA and women's fiction writer
M
- Madge Blake (1899–1969), American actress
- Mark Blake (footballer, born 1967) (born 1967), English footballer
- Marty Blake (1927–2013), American basketball executive
- Matthew Blake, English rugby league player
- Mervyn Blake (1907–2003), Canadian actor
- Michael Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- Michael Blake (author) (1945–2015), American author
- Michael Blake (composer) (born 1951), South African composer
N
- Nathan Blake, Welshman and UK football player
- Nicholas Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- Nicholas Blake a pen name used by Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
- Nicholas Blake (judge), (born 1949), a British High Court judge
- Nicholas Blake (Dominican), (fl. 1698–1702), Irish poet
- Noel Blake, Jamaican and UK football player
- Norman Blake (American musician), American folk/bluegrass instrumentalist and vocalist
- Norman Blake (Scottish musician), Scottish rock musician who is a member of Teenage Fanclub
- Nzinga Blake, American/Sierra Leonean actress and writer
P
- Peter Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
- Peter Blake (actor) (born 1948), British actor
- Peter Blake (sailor) (1948–2001), New Zealand yachtsman
- Sir Peter Blake (artist) (born 1932), British artist
Q
- Quentin Blake, English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author
R
- Ran Blake (born 1935), American pianist
- Randy Blake (born 1986), American kickboxer
- Rob Blake (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- Robbie Blake (born 1976), English footballer
- Robert Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
- Robert Blake (admiral) (1599–1657), English Admiral
- Robert R. Blake (1918–2004), American management theoretician
- Robert Blake (actor) (born 1933), American actor
- Robert Blake, Baron Blake (1916–2003), English historian
- Robert Harrison Blake, fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft
- Robert O. Blake, American diplomat
- Robert O. Blake, Jr., American diplomat, the son of the above
- Robert Blake (1772–1822), dentist
- Rockwell Blake (born 1951), American operatic tenor
- Rodney Blake (born 1983), Australian rugby union footballer
- Roj Blake, fictional character from the television serial Blake's 7
- Ronald James Blake (born 1934), civil engineer
S
- Sarah Blake, American writer
- Sexton Blake, fictional detective for multiple authors
- Sophia Jex-Blake, British physician and feminist
- Sophie Blake, British television presenter
- Steve Blake, American basketball player
T
- Tchad Blake, record producer
- Thomas Blake (disambiguation), several people
- Thomas Blake Glover, Scottish merchant
- Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Tim Blake, English musician, best known for his work with Gong and Hawkwind
V
- Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet (1560–1635), Irish merchant and Mayor of Galway
- Vivian Blake (died 2010), Jamaican drug dealer
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- Walter Blake, 6th Baronet of Menlough
- Whitney Blake (1926–2002), American actress
- Wilfred Theodore Blake (1894–1968), pioneer aviator, travel writer and traveller
- William Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- William Blake (1757–1827), British poet, painter, and printmaker
- William Burdine Blake, Sr. (1852–1938), music composer and newspaper publisher
- William Phipps Blake (1826–1910), American mineralogist and geologist
- William Blake, fictional character in the film Dead Man
- William Blake Herron, film screenwriter, director and actor
- William Blake Richmond (1842–1921), English painter and decorator
- William Hume Blake (1809–1870), Canadian jurist and politician
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- Yohan Blake, Jamaican sprinter
Blake as sole name
- "Blake", author pseudonym used for books by Ronald Adam (actor)
Blake as sole name
- "Blake", also means Strong or Bold
See also
References
- ↑ Blake entry on the Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 13 February 2009
- ↑ An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857. Retrieved from searchforancestors.com 13 February 2009
- ↑ http://www.libraryireland.com/names/d/de-blaca.php
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