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View Surname: Blake


BLAKE
SOURCE: Nickname
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: BLAYK   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from Old English blæc "black" or blāc "pale". A famous bearer was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).
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