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Blake (surname)
Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presumably in the belief it is a Welsh patronymic in origin, for which there is no evidence, was that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake". Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway in Ireland. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. As such a long present foreign name, it became known as de Bláca in Irish. The origins of the name Blake are also considered to be Old Norse, first appearing in Yorkshire, England, possibly derived from the word Blaker, referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway (east of Oslo). Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman (a relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. As the Germanic settlers became dominant in England, their language replaced the languages of Roman Britain: Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Blake (other)
Alex Blake (born 1951) is an American post-bop jazz double-bassist and electric bass guitarist. Alex Blake may also refer to: *Alex Blake (cricketer) Alexander James Blake (born 25 January 1989) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls occasionally.Reid J (ed) ''2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual'', Kent County Cricke ... (born 1989), English professional cricketer * Alex Blake (''Criminal Minds''), fictional character * Alex Blake (actor), British actor who plays Zayan Scott in ''EastEnders'' See also * Alexander Blake (other) {{Hndis, Blake, Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Blake
Asha Blake is a five-time Emmy Award-winning television news journalist. Her US-based career has spanned anchoring ABC and NBC network newscasts, daytime- and entertainment-based talk shows, and local news anchoring at flagship news stations KNBC and KTLA. In 1999, Blake co-hosted NBC's '' Later Today'', a spinoff of the '' Today Show'', with Jodi Applegate and Florence Henderson. Early life and education Born in Guyana, South America, Blake grew up in Toronto and in Minnesota. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota's journalism school.http://www.ktla.com/print_landing?Asha-Blake=1&blockID=13359&feedID=556& Professional career Blake began her career at KJCT-TV in Grand Junction, Colorado. After "Later Today" went off the air in 2000, Blake hosted two syndicated programs, "Smart Gardening" on PBS and the nationally syndicated "Life Moments". In 2005, Blake joined KWGN-TV KWGN-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Denver, Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Blake (other)
Arthur Blake is the name of: * Arthur Blake (actor) (1914–1985), American actor * Arthur Blake (English actor) Arthur Blake (November 7, 1929, Washington, Tyne and Wear – November 27, 2001, Kensington, London, England) was an English actor who appeared in British television and film from the 1950s through the 1990s. Filmography Film *''Quatermass 2'' ( ... (1929–2001), English actor * Arthur Blake (hurdler) (born 1966), US-American hurdler * Arthur Blake (distance runner) (1872–1944), US-American middle-distance runner * Blind Blake (birth name Arthur Blake; 1896–1934), US-American blues/ragtime singer and guitarist See also * Henry Arthur Blake (1840–1918), British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong {{hndis, Blake, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Blake (mathematician)
Archie Blake (born 1906) is an American mathematician. He is well known for the Blake canonical form, a normal form for expressions in propositional logic. In order to compute the canonical form, he moreover introduced the concept of consensus, which was a precursor of the resolution principle, today a common technique in automated theorem proving. Career In 1930 (or earlier), he became a member of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). He presented his canonical form at the AMS meeting at Columbia University on 29 Oct 1932. In 1937, this work lead to a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, supervised by Raymond Walter Barnard. He worked for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washington, D.C., since 1936 (or earlier) as a Mathematician, since 1938 as an Assistant Mathematician, and since 1939 as an Associated Mathematician. In 1946, he was appointed a Senior Statistician in the Office of the Army Surgeon General, Washington, D.C. He also worked for the Cornell Aero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arron Blake
Arron Blake (born 23 October 1987) is an English actor and director. A graduate of The Poor School in London, Blake's directorial debut short film '' His Hands'' with Darius Shu premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2019 and was nominated for Best Narrative Short. Early life Blake was born in the Isle of Wight. He worked as a carpenter before he pursued acting at The Poor School. Career In 2018, Blake and cinematographer Darius Shu co-directed, wrote, and produced ''His Hands,'' with Blake also starring. Their directorial debut, ''His Hands'' had its premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2019 in New York and was nominated for Best Narrative Short. It tells the story of two men meeting, with themes of sexuality, loneliness, identity and ageism. The film was made on a low budget of £400, with no dialogue. The film was made available on Amazon Prime Video. In 2020, Blake starred in ITV's Breaking the Band, playing lead singer Paul Stanley from the band Kiss, which showed on REEL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Blake (other)
Anthony Blake may refer to: *Anthony Blake (bishop), Archbishop of Armagh, 1758–1786 *Anthony Richard Blake (died 1849), Irish lawyer, administrator and 'backstairs Viceroy of Ireland' *The protagonist of '' The Magician'', who was played by Bill Bixby *Anthony Blake, Baronet, of the Blake baronets *Anthony Blake, Glennfiddich Award-winning food photographer * Anthony Blake (mentalist), Dunninger Joseph Dunninger (April 28, 1892 – March 9, 1975), known as "The Amazing Dunninger", was one of the most famous and proficient mentalists of all time. He was one of the pioneer performers of magic on radio and television. A debunker of fraudul ... Award-winning Spanish mentalist See also * Blake (surname) * Tony Blake (other) {{hndis, Blake, Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Blake
Annie Blake is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election. She represents the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party. She finished in a 78–78 tie with incumbent MLA Pauline Frost on election night, which was further confirmed on a recount. Under Yukon election law, an exact tie between candidates is settled by drawing lots, and Blake was drawn as the winner. This was the second time in the history of the district, following the 1996 Yukon general election The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the 29th Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada. The governing Yukon Party, a conservative party, was defeated by the social democrati ..., that an election resulted in an exact tie settled in this manner. Blake currently serves as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committee of the Whole of the Yukon Legisl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Blake (other)
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Anna Blake may refer to: * Anna Blake (''Hollyoaks''), a fictional character in the soap opera * Anna S.C. Blake (1844–1899), founder of a school in Santa Barbara, California * Anna Blake Mezquida (1883–1965), American writer and poet * Anna-Sharé Blake (born 1991), known professionally as Sevana, Jamaican singer *Anna Blake, fictional character from the Scooby-Doo video-games; Scooby-Doo! First Frights and Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp ''Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp'' is a third person platform video game developed by Torus Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, Wii and Nintendo DS consoles and also for Microsoft Windows. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Blake (other)
Andrew Blake may refer to: *Andrew Blake (scientist) (born 1956), British computer scientist *Andrew Blake (director) (born 1948), American adult film director * Andrew Blake (footballer) (born 1996), New Zealand footballer * Andy Blake series of books by Edward Edson Lee * Andrew Blake (MP), in 1413 and 1419, MP for Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) Lewes is a constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Maria Caulfield, a Conservative. Constituency profile The constituency is centred on the town of Lewes. However, the constituency also ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Blake
Andre Jason Blake (born 21 November 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and the Jamaica national team. College soccer Blake spent three years playing college soccer at UConn, before signing a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer. He registered 37 shutouts over his three years in goal for the Huskies, winning the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012 and the AAC Goalkeeper of the Year Award in 2013. He was named a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2013. Professional club career Blake was selected by Philadelphia Union first overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Originally anticipated to be the Union's starting goalkeeper, he was deputized to the bench when the Union signed designated player Raïs M'Bolhi. Blake made his first appearance for the Union in a friendly match against Crystal Palace in July 2014. He made his first competitive start for the Union in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill, February 21, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Along with her fourth husband, Frank Gilbert, she ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in captivity. Early life Amanda Blake was born Beverly Louise Neill in Buffalo, New York, the only child of Jesse and Louise (née Puckett) Neill. Her father was a banker. Blake was a telephone operator and briefly attended Pomona College before she took up acting. Catherine Moore ″Kate" Barry (1752–1823), one of Amanda's ancestors, was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War. She warned local patriots of Banastre Tarleton's approach, giving them time to group and prepare for the Battle of Cowpens (January 17, 1781), a major American victory that helped pave the way for the British defeat at Yorktown. Career In the late 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
