Blake
Hector "Toe", 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
James Hubert "Eubie", 1883–1983, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Robert, 1599–1657, British admiral.
William, 1757–1827, English poet, engraver, and painter.
a male or female given name.
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How to use Blake in a sentence
Are you the Radnor man who has been visiting at the Blakes plantation?
Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston CarruthI am afraid you will never manage the Boyles and the Blakes.
The Book of the Bush | George DunderdaleSome of the young ones had been Philip's scholars--viz., the Boyles and the Blakes.
The Book of the Bush | George DunderdaleThe Blake home had been standing there about fifty years; having been built by Boardman Blakes father.
Fighting the Sea | Edward A. RandAfter a ride of nine miles, came a group of buildings to which had been recently given the name Blakes Mills.
Fighting the Sea | Edward A. Rand
British Dictionary definitions for Blake
/ (bleɪk) /
Sir Peter . born 1932, British painter, a leading exponent of pop art in the 1960s: co-founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists (1969)
Sir Quentin (Saxby). born 1932, British artist, illustrator, and children's writer; noted esp for his illustrations to books by Roald Dahl
Robert . 1599–1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell's fleet against the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish
William . 1757–1827, English poet, painter, engraver, and mystic. His literary works include Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), and Jerusalem (1820). His chief works in the visual arts include engravings of a visionary nature, such as the illustrations for The Book of Job (1826), for Dante's poems, and for his own Prophetic Books (1783–1804)
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