Blake 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, presuma ...

is a given name and surname of English origin. Blake most commonly refers to: * William Blake (1757–1827), English poet, painter, and printmaker Blake or Blake's may also refer to:

Places

* Blake, Kentucky, USA *

Blake Basin The Blake Basin, also called the Blake–Bahama Basin, is a deep area of the Atlantic Ocean which runs along the east coast of the United States. It starts at the northern part of the Bahamas and continues up toward New York. The depth exceeds 5400 ...

, a deep area of the Atlantic Ocean * Blake Island, Washington, USA, in Puget Sound *

Blake River Megacaldera Complex The Blake River Megacaldera Complex is a giant subaqueous caldera cluster or a nested caldera system that spans across the Ontario–Quebec border in Canada. The caldera complex is around 2.7 billion years old, consisting of a series of overlappi ...

, a large cluster of volcanoes in Ontario and Quebec, Canada * Blake Village, Virginia, USA *

Blake's Pools Blake's Pools are a 4 hectare nature reserve owned by Environment Agency and leased by the Avon Wildlife Trust, on the banks of the Congresbury Yeo close to its mouth, near Kingston Seymour, Somerset, in South West England. The three freshwater a ...

, a nature reserve in south west England, UK

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Blake Belladonna, a character of the web series ''RWBY'' *

Anita Blake Anita Blake is the title and viewpoint character of the '' Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series by Laurell K. Hamilton. The series takes place in a parallel world in which supernatural characters like vampires and werewolves exist alongside reg ...

, a character, protagonist of the ''Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series of books by Laurell K. Hamilton * Bellamy Blake, fictional character in ''

The 100 The 100 may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan * ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...

'' TV series * Bob Blake, a character in a series African American westerns from the 1930s played by Herb Jeffries * Daphne Blake, fictional character from ''Scooby-Doo'' *

Henry Blake Henry Blake may refer to: * Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840–1918), British colonial administrator and Governor of Hong Kong * Henry Blake (baseball) (1874–1919), American baseball player * Henry Blake (lighthouse keeper) (1837–1871), American ...

, a character from ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. The ...

'' franchise * Captain J.F. Blake, the main protagonist in the 2002 video game sequel to '' The Thing'' *

Katherine Blake (character) The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 1993, by order of first appearance. Rachel McKenna Rachel McKenna was the spoilt teenage daughter of CEO - Michael (Paul Gittins) an ...

, killer on the soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Nicholas Blake (''Spooks''), a character in the TV series ''Spooks'' * Octavia Blake, a character in ''

'' TV series * Peter Blake (''Days of Our Lives''), a character in the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Robert Harrison Blake, a character created by H. P. Lovecraft * Roj Blake, a character from the television serial ''Blake's 7'' * Sexton Blake, a fictional detective for multiple authors * William Blake, a character in the film ''

Dead Man ''Dead Man'' is a 1995 American acid western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili Avital, an ...

'' *

Blake Bradley '' Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' is the 2003 Power Rangers season that tells the story of the fight between the Wind Ninja Rangers and the evil Space Ninjas led by Lothor. The Power Rangers This generation of Power Rangers is unique in which they ...

, a Navy Thunder Ranger from the TV series ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' * Blake Carrington, an oil tycoon from the TV series ''Dynasty'' * Blake Oakfield, a surf gangster from the TV series '' Angry Boys'' * Lucien Blake, lead character in The Doctor Blake Mysteries * Lance Corporal Thomas "Tom" Blake, main character in the 2019 war film ''

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

'' * Earl Talbot Blake, a character played by

John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...

in the 1991 movie ''Ricochet'' (film)

Music

Blake (band) Blake are a British vocal group. Blake comprises three men whose friendship and musical careers date back to their schooldays. After reuniting via Facebook as adults"Walshe, BarbaraBlake hitting the high notes", www.coutts.com. Retrieved on 4 Ma ...

, a classical crossover all-male singing trio * Blake Babies, alternative rock band

Other art, entertainment, and media

* ''Blake'' (film), a documentary film by Bill Mason * ''Blake'' (monologue), by Elliot Hayes *Andy Blake, series of books by

Edward Edson Lee Edward Edson Lee (September 2, 1884 – September 28, 1944), who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular children's literature author in the 1920s and 1930s. Biography Lee had a difficult childhood, dropping out of school to ...

* '' Blake's 7'', a British science fiction television series

Brands and enterprises

Blake, Cassels & Graydon Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is an international corporate law firm with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York City, and London. History Blakes was launched in 1856 after Dominick Edward Blake was call ...

, Canadian law firm *

Blake rifle The Blake rifle is a bolt-action rifle which uses a unique 7-round rotary magazine. John H. Blake of New York constructed his rifle in response to the fact that very few domestic designs were submitted to US Army rifle trials (1890–93). The ro ...

Blake's Lotaburger Blake's Lotaburger (often shortened to either Blake's or Lotaburger) is a fast food restaurant chain, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 75 locations in the Southwestern United States, mostly located in New Mexico, as well as Tucson, Arizona, ...

, fast food chain in New Mexico, USA * The Blake School (disambiguation), a set of schools

Other uses

BLAKE (hash function) BLAKE is a cryptographic hash function based on Daniel J. Bernstein's ChaCha (cipher), ChaCha stream cipher, but a permuted copy of the input block, XORed with round constants, is added before each ChaCha round. Like SHA-2, there are two variants ...

, a cryptographic hash function * Blake baronets, three baronetcies in Ireland, Great Britain and the UK *

Blake's hitch The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often use a loop of cord, the Blake's hitch is formed using the end of a rope. Although it is a ...

, a friction hitch used in tree climbing *

James Blake House The James Blake House is the oldest surviving house in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built in 1661 and the date was confirmed by dendrochronology in 2007.

, oldest house in Boston, USA