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View Surname: Black


BLACK
SOURCE: Nickname
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: BLAK   [key]
Meaning & History
Means either "black" (from Old English blœc) or "pale" (from Old English blac). It could refer to a person with a pale or a dark complexion, or a person who worked with black dye.



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