Blake

American  

[bleyk] / bleɪk /

noun

1. Hector Toe, 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

2. James Hubert Eubie, 1883–1983, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

3. Robert, 1599–1657, British admiral.

4. William, 1757–1827, English poet, engraver, and painter.

5. a first name.

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Blake British  

/ bleɪk /

noun

1. Sir Peter . born 1932, British painter, a leading exponent of pop art in the 1960s: co-founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists (1969)

2. Sir Quentin ( Saxby ). born 1932, British artist, illustrator, and children's writer; noted esp for his illustrations to books by Roald Dahl

3. Robert . 1599–1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell's fleet against the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish

4. 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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Example Sentences

Alistair Blake, from Glasgow, and his two sons both gave an interview while wearing their own traffic cone hats.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Outfielder, Blake Bowen, JSerra, Sr.: The possible first-round MLB draft pick batted .360 with nine home runs and seven stolen bases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Even your Houston Mitchell headlined an article saying, “It is May, so Blake Snell must be on the disabled list.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

BBC Newsbeat reporter Jimmy Blake described the absence as a "missed opportunity" at a breakthrough time from grime, with Stormzy headlining Glastonbury and Dave winning the Mercury Prize.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

George Blake once referred to Harvey as a "Texan" with a "Wild West approach to intelligence."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau