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Headland on the south coast of Cornwall, England
Black Head is a headland at the western end of St Austell Bay, in Cornwall, England. It is owned by the National Trust. It is the site of an Iron Age promontory
Black_Head,_Cornwall
Topics referred to by the same term
Black Head, County Clare, near Gleninagh Black Head (The Lizard), Cornwall, part of the Kennack to Coverack Site of Special Scientific Interest Black
Black_Head
Heir of the English throne (1330–1376)
French sources remember him for his brutality. Edward was made Duke of Cornwall, the first English dukedom, in 1337. He was made Prince of Wales in 1343
Edward_the_Black_Prince
Ceremonial county in England
Cornwall (/ˈkɔːrnwəl/; Cornish: Kernow [ˈkɛrnɔʊ] or [ˈkɛrnɔ]) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is one of the Celtic nations and the homeland
Cornwall
Headland in Cornwall, England
Gwennap Head (Cornish: Pedn Pennwydh, meaning head of Penwith; grid reference SW3621) is a headland on the south coast of the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, United
Gwennap_Head
Royal duchy in England
former Earldom of Cornwall by Edward III for his son, Edward, Prince of Wales, the "Black Prince", who became the first Duke of Cornwall. The charter established
Duchy_of_Cornwall
Flag of Cornwall
of Cornwall, in which he gives reference to a white cross on a black ground [that] was formerly the banner of St Perran and the Standard of Cornwall; probably
Saint_Piran's_Flag
Village in Cornwall, England
Rock (Cornish: Pennmeyn) is a coastal fishing village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is opposite Padstow on the north-east bank of the River
Rock,_Cornwall
Town in Cornwall, England
is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England. Falmouth was founded in 1613 by the Killigrew family on a site
Falmouth,_Cornwall
Village and civil parish in England
(Cornish: Breanek) is a civil parish and village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about five miles (8.0 km) north
St_Agnes,_Cornwall
King of Germany from 1257 to 1272
King Henry III gave him Cornwall as a birthday present, making him High Sheriff of Cornwall. Richard's revenues from Cornwall helped make him one of the
Richard_of_Cornwall
Cornwall's rugged landscape and scenery have been used by film and television companies as a backdrop for some of their productions. The most recent critically
Cornwall_film_locations
Town in Cornwall, England
Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the
Padstow
Village in Cornwall, England
Indian Queens (Cornish: Myghternes Eyndek) is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village, which is on the A30 trunk road, is in the civil
Indian_Queens
English territorial police force
Devon and Cornwall Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of Devon and Cornwall (including the Isles of
Devon_and_Cornwall_Police
Village in Cornwall, England
Millbrook (Cornish: Govermelin) is a civil parish and village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula
Millbrook,_Cornwall
great majority are of the wheel-headed Celtic type." Their distribution shows a greater concentration in west Cornwall and a gradual diminution further
Stone_crosses_in_Cornwall
Village in United Kingdom
(Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver) near St Austell on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km)
Carlyon_Bay
Mythical creature from English folklore
The black dog is a supernatural, spectral, or demonic hellhound originating from English folklore, and also present in folklore throughout Europe and
Black_dog_(folklore)
Senior cleric in the Church of England
of Cornwall is a senior cleric in the Church of England Diocese of Truro and one of two archdeacons in the diocese. The archdeaconry of Cornwall was
Archdeacon_of_Cornwall
Cliff castles in north-west Europe
Black Head Bosigran Cape Cornwall Carn Les Boel Castle Point Chynhalls Crane Castle Dinas Head Dizzard Dodman Point Griffin's Point Gurnard's Head Kelsey
Promontory_forts_of_Cornwall
Protected area in Cornwall, England
Godrevy Head to St Agnes is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Cornwall, England], noted for both its biological and geological
Godrevy_Head_to_St_Agnes
Village and parish in Cornwall, England
Egloskrewen (village) or Pluw Grewen (parish)) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about three-and-a-half miles (6 km) south
Crowan
Post. No. 33184. London. 5 November 1878. p. 7. Renno, David (2004). Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century. Sevenoaks: Amherst Publishing. pp. 290–91
List of shipwrecks in November 1877
List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1877
Cornish abbot and saint
of Cornwall where he built his tiny oratory and continued his work of evangelism, founding communities. Saint Piran's Flag, a white cross on a black background
Saint_Piran
Aspect of the county in the United Kingdom
family's. The Duchy of Cornwall was created in 1337 from the former earldom of Cornwall. The first Duke was Edward, the Black Prince (1330-1376) who first
Cornish_heraldry
United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and sank near the Black Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce,
List of shipwrecks in September 1864
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1864
British breed of sheep
The Devon and Cornwall Longwool is a British breed of domestic sheep from south-west England. It was created in 1977 through merger of two local breeds
Devon_and_Cornwall_Longwool
English author and historian (1903–1997)
known for his work on Elizabethan England and books relating to Cornwall. Born in Cornwall and raised in modest circumstances, he was encouraged to study
A._L._Rowse
Medieval fortification in North Cornwall, England
of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel (Trevena), North Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The site was possibly occupied in the Romano-British
Tintagel_Castle
torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Black Head, Cornwall (49°59′N 5°06′W / 49.983°N 5.100°W / 49.983; -5.100) by SM UB-74
List of shipwrecks in May 1918
List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1918
Headland on the North Coast of Cornwall, England
Trevelgue Head, also known as Porth Island, is a headland north-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England, next to Porth at the eastern end of Newquay Bay. It
Trevelgue_Head
Favourite of Edward II (c. 1284 – 1312)
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England. At a
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Piers_Gaveston,_1st_Earl_of_Cornwall
York. Godolphin United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Black Head, Cornwall. Graf Otto von Zums Germany The schooner was driven ashore in Llandudno
List of shipwrecks in January 1888
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1888
Village in Cornwall, England
Tregarrek, meaning homestead of the rock) is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village gets its name from the 20-metre (66-foot)
Roche,_Cornwall
The list of shipwrecks of Cornwall lists the ships which sank on or near the coasts of mainland Cornwall. The list includes ships that sustained a damaged
List of shipwrecks of Cornwall
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Cornwall
English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south south east of Black Head, Cornwall (49°59′N 5°05′W / 49.983°N 5.083°W / 49.983; -5.083) by SM U-53
List of shipwrecks in December 1917
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1917
Ice hockey team in Cornwall, Ontario
The Cornwall Nationals were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League (FHL) that played in the 2016–17 season and folded
Cornwall_Nationals
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1954)
staff and resigned one day after being put on leave. Murray played for the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 1971 to 1974
Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1954)
Bob_Murray_(ice_hockey,_born_1954)
Academy in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England
secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,050 pupils. The acting headteachers are Steve Simmonds
Wadebridge_School
Description Earl of Devon United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Black Head, Cornwall and foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south south east of Penzance
List of shipwrecks in February 1841
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1841
Village and civil parish in England
(Cornish: Kalstok) is a civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated
Calstock
Canadian professional ice hockey coach
Admirals as an assistant coach. He became a head coach in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Cornwall Royals, for whom he had previously played in
Marc_Crawford
Character in fiction and legend
returns to Cornwall, although her brother Kahedin remains a prominent character. The plot element of the fatal misunderstanding of the white and black sails
Iseult
Defunct English rugby league club, based in Penryn, Cornwall
Cornwall RLFC was a British professional rugby league team based in Penryn, Cornwall, England. The club competed in the third-tier RFL League One from
Cornwall_R.L.F.C.
Uninhabited Canadian Arctic island
Cornwall Island is a small, uninhabited island in the high Arctic region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is near the geometric centre of the Queen
Cornwall_Island_(Nunavut)
Hillfort in Cornwall, England
Trecrobben) is a prominent hill fort, owned by the National Trust, near Lelant, Cornwall. It is crowned by an univallate Neolithic tor enclosure and was re-used
Trencrom_Hill
Ethnic group in Cornwall, England, UK, and the worldwide Cornish diaspora
Kernowyon, Old English: Cornƿīelisċ) are a Celtic ethnic group native to Cornwall and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom. Like the Welsh
Cornish_people
Rugby union club based in Launceston, Cornwall
known as the Cornish All Blacks, the name of the 1st team) is a Cornish rugby club which play at Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall. They are currently in
Launceston_Rugby_Club
Highly altered granitic rock or pegmatite
rock is melted. Examples of greisen are: Tin and tungsten deposits of Cornwall Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia (tin-antimony greisen) Timbarra gold
Greisen
Description Clan Alpine United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Black Head, Cornwall with the loss of thirteen of the 30 people on board. She was on a
List of shipwrecks in February 1873
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1873
King of the United Kingdom since 2022
action to address climate change during his time as manager of the Duchy of Cornwall estates, earning him awards and recognition. He has also been a prominent
Charles_III
Long-distance footpath in England
014 km), running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset. Because it rises and falls at every river
South_West_Coast_Path
Period of Cornish history from c. 225,000 years ago until c. 43 CE
The prehistory of Cornwall spans an extensive timeframe, beginning with the earliest evidence for archaic human presence in Cornwall c. 225,000 years ago
Prehistoric_Cornwall
County of England
Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement. The county
Devon
Academy in St Just, Cornwall, England
Cape Cornwall School is a coeducational secondary school located in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England. As of January 2022[update], the school had
Cape_Cornwall_School
British academic and author (1985–2026)
black and ethnic minority experiences across universities based on interviews with students and staff. Arday claimed he began a job in 2017 as head of
Jason_Arday
Fifth novel in the Poldark series by Winston Graham
The Black Moon is the fifth of twelve novels in Poldark, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. After an 18-year hiatus from the Cornwall novels
The_Black_Moon
Privately run nature preserve in Cornwall, New York, U.S.
of the U.S. state of New York, in Orange County, mostly in the town of Cornwall, with the southern fringe overlapping into the neighboring town of Highlands
Black_Rock_Forest
Town in east-central Cornwall, England
Bodmin (Cornish: Bosvena) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the
Bodmin
Town in Cornwall, England
(/pɛnˈzæns/ pen-ZANSS; Cornish: Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. It lies 64 miles (103 km) west-southwest of Plymouth, 255 miles
Penzance
Town in Cornwall, England
in eastern Cornwall, England. Saltash faces the city of Plymouth over the River Tamar and is popularly known as "the Gateway to Cornwall". Saltash's
Saltash
Popular sport
Rugby union in Cornwall is Cornwall's most popular spectator sport with a large following[citation needed]. The followers of the national side are dubbed
Rugby_union_in_Cornwall
in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. In accordance
List_of_places_in_Cornwall
No. 23018. London. 22 October 1844. "The "Q. E. D." Steam Collier". The Cornwall Royal Gazette, Falmouth Packet and Plymouth Journal. No. 4120. Truro. 4
List of shipwrecks in September 1844
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1844
Visitor attraction in Cornwall, England
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England owned and operated by registered charity the Eden Trust. The project is located in a reclaimed
Eden_Project
Pirate flag
or "Death's Head", often accompanied by other elements, on a black field, sometimes called the "Death's Head flag" or just the "black flag". The flag
Jolly_Roger
Journal. No. 7451. Aberdeen. 4 January 1879. Renno, David (2004). Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century. Sevenoaks: Amherst Publishing. pp. 299–303
List of shipwrecks in January 1879
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1879
Political party in Cornwall
for Cornwall ([mɛbjɔn kərnou], MK; Cornish for "Sons of Cornwall") is a Cornish nationalist, centre-left to left-wing political party in Cornwall, in
Mebyon_Kernow
Folk music group from Cornwall, England
The Fisherman's Friends are a folk music group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, who sing sea shanties. They have been performing locally since 1995, and signed
Fisherman's_Friends
English chef
Cornwall. Stein and Outlaw have remained friends ever since. He went on to work at the two Michelin starred restaurant Lords of the Manor with head chef
Nathan_Outlaw
American hardcore punk band
Setnyk, Jason (June 8, 2019). "Interview with Black Flag playing Montebello Rock 2019". The Cornwall Seeker. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019
Black_Flag_(band)
1971 book by Rosemary Sutcliff
that the sails are black, and he dies. Iseult of Ireland finds him dead, and dies by his side. They are buried together back in Cornwall, with a hazel tree
Tristan_and_Iseult_(novel)
British daytime drama television series
office. The set for The Black Dog Inn is the derelict Crooked Spaniards Inn, Cargreen, Cornwall. The tower at Gribben Head, Cornwall featured in the first
The_Coroner
Cuisine from the English county
county of Cornwall and the Cornish people. It has been heavily influenced by the geography of the county as well as its social history. Cornwall being a
Cornish_cuisine
Eclipse over Europe and Asia
of Nova Scotia, and was later traversing the southwest United Kingdom (Cornwall and Devon), part of the British crown dependency Guernsey, northern France
Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999
Solar_eclipse_of_August_11,_1999
Human settlement in England
village has a pub, the Black Swan, and a shop. The village is also home to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary. Gweek lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding
Gweek
The list of shipwrecks of Cornwall (20th century) lists the ships which sank on or near the coasts of mainland Cornwall in that period. The list includes
List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (20th century)
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Cornwall_(20th_century)
Heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
Cambridge immediately before his wedding in April 2011. He became Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay upon his father's accession to the throne on 8 September
William,_Prince_of_Wales
American football team in the UK
Devils. Head Coach Brian Smallworth stepped down from the Cornish Sharks for personal reasons in September 2019 and the club reformed as Cornwall Monarchs
Cornwall_Monarchs
Ceremonial county in England
and topical guide to Cornwall: Cornwall – ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered
Outline_of_Cornwall
col. F, p. 10. Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31946
List of shipwrecks in December 1886
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1886
Neolithic standing stones in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Mên-an-Tol (Cornish: Men an Toll) is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, United Kingdom (grid reference SW426349). It is about three miles northwest
Mên-an-Tol
Historic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain
territory, was centred in the area of modern Devon, but also included modern Cornwall and part of Somerset; its eastern boundary was moved westward over time
Dumnonia
Breed of cattle
behaviour of Polish Black-and-White dairy cattle and their F1-crossbreds with Ayrshire, Jersey, Holstein-Friesian and Swedish Black-and-White breeds, found
Ayrshire_cattle
The List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (19th century) lists the ships which sank on or near the coasts of mainland Cornwall in that period. The list includes
List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (19th century)
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Cornwall_(19th_century)
Disused tin mine in Cornwall, England
Wheal Prosper was a tin mine in Cornwall, England, a short distance from the hamlet of Rinsey and about 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Porthleven. The ruined
Wheal_Prosper
Member of the British royal family (born 1982)
travelled to Falmouth, their first visit to Cornwall since assuming the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. In October 2023, the couple issued a public
Catherine,_Princess_of_Wales
Group of islands in Cornwall, England
Cornish: Syllan) are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of mainland Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles
Isles_of_Scilly
Somerset – Bruton — Outlaw's Fish Kitchen Seafood Cornwall – Port Isaac Outlaw's New Road Seafood Cornwall – Port Isaac — Oxford Kitchen British Oxfordshire
List of Michelin-starred restaurants in England
List_of_Michelin-starred_restaurants_in_England
The birds of Cornwall are in general a selection of those found in the whole of the British Isles, though Cornwall's position at the extreme south-west
Birds_of_Cornwall
of hillforts in Cornwall". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 13 February 2011. "English Heritage National Monuments record: Cornwall". PastScape. Archived
List_of_hillforts_in_England
Headland on the south coast of Cornwall, England
Treen, on the Penwith peninsula between Penberth Cove and Porthcurno in Cornwall, England. It is a scheduled monument, and is owned by the National Trust
Treryn_Dinas
Whitehouse, Richard (5 May 2021). "Big hitters are going head-to-head Cornwall Council elections". CornwallLive. Retrieved 5 May 2021. Whitehouse, Richard (14
2021 Cornwall Council election
2021_Cornwall_Council_election
British born Rhodesian intelligence chief (1914–1987)
a Rhodesian police officer and intelligence chief. Flower was born in Cornwall, England. After war service in British Somaliland and Ethiopia he returned
Ken_Flower
Popular uprising in England
rebellion, was a popular uprising in the Kingdom of England, which began in Cornwall and culminated with the Battle of Deptford Bridge near London on 17 June
Cornish_rebellion_of_1497
British royal title (formerly a native Welsh title)
(also known as 'The Black Prince'). A charter was also created which ruled that the eldest son of the king would be the Duke of Cornwall. No formal public
Prince_of_Wales
Iron Age hillfort in Cornwall, England
Iron Age hillfort about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Callington, in Cornwall, England. It is owned by the National Trust, and it is scheduled monument
Cadson_Bury
Hamlet and civil parish in England
(/ˌpɛrənˈzæbjəloʊ/; Cornish: Peran yn Treth) is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet in Cornwall, England. Perranzabuloe parish is bordered to the west by the Atlantic
Perranzabuloe
River in Cornwall, England
The River Fal (Cornish: Dowr Fala) flows through Cornwall, rising at Pentevale on Goss Moor (between St. Columb and Roche) and reaching the English Channel
River_Fal
BLACK HEAD-CORNWALL
BLACK HEAD-CORNWALL
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’.English : topographic name from northern Middle English slack ‘shallow valley’ (Old Norse slakki), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.Scottish (Dumfriesshire) : habitational name, maybe from Slake or Slack in Roberton, Roxburghshire (now part of Borders region).It may also be an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Slak, a nickname from slak ‘bindweed’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Boy/Male
British, English
White
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Read.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Female
Hebrew
(הֵד) Hebrew unisex name HED means either "shout of joy" or "echo."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from Middle English flack, flak ‘turf’, ‘sod’ (as found in the place name Flatmoor, in Cambridgeshire), and hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a turf cutter.North German : topographic name probably derived from a lost word denoting stagnant water.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, from Middle English hÅth ‘heath’, Old English hÄð, a byform of hǣð (see Heath). This form was restricted in the Middle Ages to southeastern England, and the surname is still largely confined to Kent and Sussex. In some cases it may be a habitational name from the village of Hoath in Kent, which is named with this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Clac, which is from Old English Clacc or the Old Norse cognate Klakkr. As a personal name this is from a word meaning ‘lump’ and may have been used as a nickname for a large or thickset man. Reaney suggests that it could also be from clacker ‘chatterer’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from Middle High German, Middle Dutch, Yiddish held ‘hero’. As a Jewish name, it is often ornamental.German : from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild ‘strife’ as the first element.English : variant of Heald.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lake.North German : variant of Laack.Hungarian : from a short form of the personal name László (see Laszlo).
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