"Blake" meaning in All languages combined

See Blake on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /bleɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Blake.wav Forms: Blakes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪk Etymology: A surname derived from either Old English blæc (“black”) or from Old English blāc (“pale, fair, shining, white”), or as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Bláthmaic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|blæc||black}} Old English blæc (“black”), {{der|en|ang|blāc||pale, fair, shining, white}} Old English blāc (“pale, fair, shining, white”), {{der|en|ga|Ó Bláthmaic}} Irish Ó Bláthmaic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Blake (countable and uncountable, plural Blakes)
  1. (countable) A surname.
    An English surname transferred from the nickname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-4Y6CsfNn Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Irish.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-vTOVDzk8 Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (countable) A unisex given name.
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-ZJMpBDuk Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 5 2 39 39 16
  4. (countable) A unisex given name.
    (rather rare) A female given name transferred from the surname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-6W4RcGtJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 5 2 39 39 16
  5. An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA Derived forms: Blakean, Blake Basin, Blake Island, Blake River, Blake Village
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-hOkI2L46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 3 6 6 67 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 5 2 39 39 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 5 7 7 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 7 7 73

Inflected forms

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