Blake Name Meaning & Origin
Blake
Pronunciation: BLAYK (key)
Origin of the name Blake:
Transferred use of the surname, which is of two separate derivations. It originates both from the Old En-glish blæc (black, dark-complexioned) and from the Old English blāc (bright, shining, pale, wan). The use of Blake as a given name stems from its prior use as a nick-name for someone with either a very dark or a very light complextion. Var: Blaike.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Nicknames for Blake
Blakers, Blakey, Blake the flake, Blay, B, Balacke
- Meanings and history of the name Blake
Transferred use of the surname, which has two quite distinct etymologies. It is both from Old English blæc ‘black’ and from Old English blāc ‘pale, white’ it was thus originally a nickname given to someone with hair or skin that was either remarkably dark or remarkably light.
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