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Black Roots may refer to: Black Roots (film), a 1970 film directed by Lionel Rogosin Racines noires (Black Roots), a 1985 film directed by Safi Faye Black
Black_Roots
American hip-hop band
The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by rapper Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia. The
The_Roots
English reggae band
Black Roots are a roots reggae band from the St. Paul's area of Bristol, England, formed in 1979. They toured extensively in the UK and Europe in the
Black_Roots_(band)
1970 film
Black Roots is a film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of African-American folk and blues
Black_Roots_(film)
American hip hop group
T.B.A.N. Klann – Grass Roots (Album, 2xLP Gatefold Edition + Insert) SOLD OUT". Lowers, Erin (November 25, 2018). "The Black Eyed Peas' Journey from
Black_Eyed_Peas
Jamaican reggae singer (1956–2010)
US) Roots Lovers (1980, Black Roots); in Jamaica also released as Music for the Roots Lovers (1980?, Black Roots) with Sugar Minott & Black Roots Players
Sugar_Minott
1996 single by Sepultura
red vinyl "Roots Bloody Roots" "Symptom of the Universe" (Black Sabbath cover. It also appears on Blood-Rooted and the limited edition of Roots) Refuse/Resist
Roots_Bloody_Roots
1979 studio album by Sugar Minott
Black Roots is a 1979 album by Sugar Minott. It was the first to appear on Minott's Black Roots label, and was described in the book Reggae: 100 Essential
Black_Roots_(album)
Painting by Vincent van Gogh
canvas 50 x 100, late June 1890 (F773, JH2041). Tree roots in a sandy ground ('Les racines'), pencil, black chalk, brush in ink, brown and grey wash, opaque
Tree_Roots
extended plays, and two live albums. The Roots began performing in 1989 as the Square Roots with rapper Black Thought and drummer Questlove. Rapper Malik
The_Roots_discography
American actor (born 1975)
"Actress Karen Black has a son". Peninsula Times Tribune. p. 10. Bay, Diane (2022). Finding Karen Black: Roots Become Wings. Roots to Wings Press, LLC
Hunter_Carson
American actress, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter (1939–2013)
Black: Roots Become Wings. Frederick, Maryland: Roots to Wings Press, LLC. ISBN 978-0-578-37371-3. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karen Black
Karen_Black
American rapper (born 1973)
by his stage name Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor, television host, and the lead MC of the hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded
Black_Thought
American rock duo
paid tribute to rock's Black roots". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 16, 2024. Horowitz, Steven (May 25, 2024). "The Black Keys Quietly Cancel
The_Black_Keys
Species of plant
entire margins. Black salsify forms a long cylindrical taproot with a brownish to black cork layer. If harvested young, the carrot-like roots are tender,
Pseudopodospermum_hispanicum
Annual music festival
DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Cool Kids June 6, 2009 Main Stage: The Roots, TV on the Radio, The Black Keys, Public Enemy, Antibalas, Santigold, Busdriver, Elevator
Roots_Picnic
1984 British TV series or programme
the 1970s. The theme tune to the series was written and performed by Black Roots, and the opening credits of the show featured the band performing the
The Front Line (British TV series)
The_Front_Line_(British_TV_series)
Subgenre of reggae music
artists, and roots reggae artists became popular with punk rock fans. When Jamaicans turned to dancehall, a lot of black, white and mixed roots reggae bands
Roots_reggae
1977 American TV miniseries
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of
Roots_(1977_miniseries)
Musical artist
Ranking Superstar Presenting Ranking Trevor (1981), Black Roots Compilations Roots of all Roots (198?), Micron - Ranking Trevor and Friends Greene, Jo-Ann
Ranking_Trevor
Roots and traditional music from the United States
music. BBC radio program Black Roots, Grammy Award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explores the history of African American roots music through the stories
American_folk_music
Musical traditions of Black African American Slaves people
War. It has been said that "every genre that is born from America has black roots." White slave owners subjugated their slaves physically, mentally, and
African-American_music
British actor (born 1989)
and writer. He gained prominence through his roles in the 2016 Roots remake and the Black Mirror episode "Men Against Fire". He won a BAFTA for his performance
Malachi_Kirby
This is a list of notable roots reggae musicians, singers and producers. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Greene
List_of_roots_reggae_artists
Positive-displacement lobe pump
The Roots blower is a positive displacement lobe pump which operates by pumping a fluid with a pair of meshing lobes resembling a set of stretched gears
Roots_blower
1972 American film
improvised by." Collier and Rogosin had previously worked together in Black Roots, produced two years earlier. Largely improvised, it is Lionel Rogosin's
Black_Fantasy
West African British slave
restored and put back in place in 2021. The Bristol-based reggae band Black Roots wrote a song about Scipio Africanus which they performed live at Trinity
Scipio_Africanus_(slave)
Alondra; Chang, Emily (May 9, 2025). "Pope Leo XIV's family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans". ABC News. Archived from the original on May 12, 2025
Family_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
Harlem, 1970 Black Roots, 1970 Shaft, 1971 Across 110th Street, 1972 Come Back, Charleston Blue, 1972 Shaft's Big Score, 1972 Super Fly, 1972 Black Caesar,
List_of_films_shot_in_Harlem
French Caribbean music genre
names such as Wafrikai, Black Machine, Black Roots, Black Affairs and Black Blood, a definitive identification with blackness, with Africa. This was reflected
Cadence-lypso
1988 television film
episodes of the original Roots series. It was watched by 23.3 million viewers. In December 1775, Cletus Moyer is a free black Northerner in colonial America
Roots:_The_Gift
19th- and 20th-century American form of musical theater
slave songs borrowed from traveling black singing groups. Other troupes drifted further from minstrelsy's roots. When George Primrose and Billy West
Minstrel_show
Music festival in England
Performances included: Dennis Brown, w/ Aswad as backup band; Alexis Korner; Black Roots; The Flying Pickets and Tom Paxton. Julian Cope and James Brown were
Glastonbury_Festival_1983
US female abolitionist organization
Revolutionary Black Roots," 130. Sesay Jr. “The Revolutionary Black Roots," 102. Peter P. Hinks. “John Marrant and the Meaning of Early Black Freemasonry
The Concord Female Anti-Slavery Society
The_Concord_Female_Anti-Slavery_Society
1976 novel by Alex Haley
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century Mandinka, captured as
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family
1958 production by Arnold Wesker
Roots (1958) is the second play by Arnold Wesker in The Wesker Trilogy. The first part is Chicken Soup with Barley and the final play is I'm Talking about
Roots_(play)
Music festival and campaign (1976–1982)
replies from fans who recognised the hypocrisy and wanted to proclaim the black roots of the music they loved. Around this time, David Bowie also made inflammatory
Rock_Against_Racism
Jamaican reggae singer (1955–2024)
Minott again on the 1981 album Presenting Mr. Tuff, released on Minott's Black Roots worked on several sound systems in the late 1970s and 1980s, including
Tony_Tuff
American hip hop musician (born 1971)
actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots has been the in-house band for The Tonight Show
Questlove
American actor, musician, and songwriter
net. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09. "When The World Is On Fire: The Black Roots of American Folk Music (January 12, 2021)". medium.com. 2023-01-12. Retrieved
Queen_Esther_(artist)
British actor (born 1988)
2020. He has also appeared in the series Waterloo Road (2015) on BBC One, Roots (2016) on History, and For the People (2018–2019) on ABC, and has since
Regé-Jean_Page
Current program offerings include the Artist-in-Residence Tour, Opera 101, Black Roots of Opera, Student Dress Rehearsals and Summer Conservatory. In March
Opera_Memphis
2004 compilation album by Various Artists
live roots music scene in Aotearoa / New Zealand. "Though We Are" - Unity Pacific "Get Away" - Katchafire "Miracles" - Cornerstone Roots "Black Sunrise"
Conscious_Roots
British rapper and producer (born 1972)
as "Saboteur -- Roots Manuva version" (from Ninja Tune compilation Xen Cuts) Antipop Consortium - "NY to Tokyo" (from Fluorescent Black) Audio Bullys –
Roots_Manuva
is an alphabetical (according to Hindi's alphabet) list of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian roots, stems, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in Hindi.
List of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian roots in Hindi
List_of_Sanskrit,_Arabic_and_Persian_roots_in_Hindi
Musical artist
Stars and Sugar Minott's Black Roots Players, performing on many of the classic songs of the roots reggae era (album 1979 Black Roots). He was also part of
Ansel_Collins
Musical artist
author, music educator and singer, based in Canberra. Andrew Bisset wrote Black Roots White Flowers – A History of Jazz in Australia (11 November 1979), which
Andrew_Bisset
Danish heavy metal band
(1997) Roots of Eternity (1999) Darkness with Tales to Tell (2001) Hyperion (2002) 8 Deadly Sins (2004) The Black Circus Part 1: Letters (2006) The Black Circus
Manticora_(band)
Big Joe Big Mountain Big Youth Barry Biggs Black Roots The Black Seeds Black Slate The Blackstones Black Uhuru Everton Blender Alpha Blondy Blue Riddim
List_of_reggae_musicians
1979 studio album by Charlie Earland
(Charlie Shavers) – 7:44 "The Dozens" – 3:47 "Red, Green & Black Blues" – 4:54 "Mama Roots" – 6:32 "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 5:26
Mama_Roots
1979 American TV miniseries
Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American
Roots:_The_Next_Generations
Musical artist
Gritty, to work with Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion sound system and Black Roots Records label, having hits in Jamaica with the prophetic, symbolic, visionary
Tenor_Saw
different lingual roots. Contents A B C D E F G H I J–K L M N O P Q–R S T U V W X–Z Roots of the body Roots of color Roots of description Roots of position
List of medical roots and affixes
List_of_medical_roots_and_affixes
Afro-Latina rancher and farmer
Valdez and her ranch. Corp, Eddie. "María Rita Valdez, the Mexican with black roots whose lands became the opulent Beverly Hills". Digis Mak. Retrieved 2022-03-23
Maria_Rita_Valdez
American filmmaker (1924–2000)
low-budget films supported by European television stations. Two of them, Black Roots and Black Fantasy, dealt with economic and social hardships faced by African-Americans
Lionel_Rogosin
Jamaican reggae singer
produced by Prince Jammy. He also provided backing vocals on Sugar Minott's Black Roots album and had a further 12-inch hit with "African Queen" that year. His
Lacksley_Castell
French scientist and author
of the Festival du Film Policier de Cognac. In 1999, she created the “Black Roots” collection at Le Masque, where she published among other authors such
Andrea_H._Japp
Panamanian rapper (born 1969)
the rebellious fundamental themes in the music. The pushing away of Black roots can be detrimental to the very history that is reggaeton. El General's
El_General
American chef
Restaurant Startup, among others. Lofaso owns the restaurants Black Market Liquor Bar, Scopa Italian Roots, and DAMA in Los Angeles, California. Lofaso attended
Antonia_Lofaso
1346–1353 pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
The Black Death was a plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history, leading to the
Black_Death
Traditional American gospel song
as "Dis Train" in reference to the song's black roots. Then in the late 1930s, after becoming the first black artist to sign with a major label, gospel
This_Train
1976 studio album by Larry Norman
also linear notes, "Looking For the Footprints", White Blossoms From Black Roots (1997 CD):4. Philip F. Mangano, "Linear Notes", Only Visiting This Planet
In_Another_Land_(album)
2019 studio album by Rival Sons
Feral Roots is the sixth studio album by American rock band Rival Sons. It was released on January 25, 2019, through Low Country Sound and Atlantic Records
Feral_Roots
1963 speech by Malcolm X
"Message to the Grass Roots" is a public speech delivered by black civil rights activist Malcolm X. The speech was delivered on November 10, 1963, at the
Message_to_the_Grass_Roots
American rock band
Crowes Revisit Their Roots With '1972' EP: Interview". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 6, 2022. "Black Crowes to release: Black Crowes Shake Your Money
The_Black_Crowes
American singer-songwriter
adopting the name Fantastic Negrito and developing a style that he calls "black roots music for everyone". He released a self-titled album under that name
Fantastic_Negrito
Book by Martin Bernal
Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, published in 1987 (vol. 1), 1991 (vol. 2), and 2006 (vol. 3), is a pseudoarcheological
Black_Athena
Character in oral history
(/ˈkuːntɑː ˈkɪnteɪ/ KOON-tah KIN-tay) is the main character from the 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by American author Alex Haley. Kunta Kinte
Kunta_Kinte
2026 Canadian documentary film
Black Zombie is a 2026 Canadian documentary film, directed by Maya Annik Bedward. The film profiles the roots of zombie mythology in Haitian Vodou, exploring
Black_Zombie
Subgenre of heavy metal music
Regarding the sound of black metal, there are two conflicting groups within the genre: "those that stay true to the genre's roots, and those that introduce
Black_metal
2006 studio album by the Roots
Will Dukes of The Village Voice called it The Roots' "most radical record to date" and commended Black Thought for his lyricism on the album, writing
Game_Theory_(album)
American dramatist (1949–2016)
"Review/Theater; Seeking Black Roots, in 'White Chocolate'". The New York Times. Holden, Stephen (February 15, 1990). "Review/Theater; Seeking Black Roots, in 'White
Laurie_Carlos
Number with an integer power equal to 1
complex number that yields 1 when raised to some positive integer power n. Roots of unity are used in many branches of mathematics, and are especially important
Root_of_unity
Musical artist
Trojan Superstar (1979), Striker Lee/Jackpot I'm Not So Lucky (1980), Black Roots Prince Jammy Presents Barry Brown Showcase (1980), Jammy's/Micron Showcase
Barry_Brown_(singer)
1994 compilation album by Dr. Dre
Concrete Roots is a compilation album containing songs produced by Dr. Dre, released in 1994. The album was conceived and compiled by Lee "DJ Flash" Johnson
Concrete_Roots
Historic Pentecostal revival meeting
Black Apostles: Afro-American Clergy Confront the Twentieth Century. G. K. Hall & Co. ISBN 0-8161-8137-3. MacRobert, Iain (1988). The Black Roots and
Azusa_Street_Revival
British-Jamaican musician and chef (born 1958)
Keith Valentine Graham (born 24 June 1958), better known as Levi Roots, is a Jamaican-British businessman, celebrity chef, musician, television personality
Levi_Roots
Movement for people of sub-Saharan African descent
by Jeff Stilson and produced by Chris Rock in 2009. My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage, movie directed and produced by Regina Kimbell in
Natural_hair_movement
American musician (born 1998 or 1999)
bluegrass banjo music while maintaining an emphasis on showcasing the black roots of the music. In 2024, he released a seven song project, Detour to the
Tray_Wellington
Species of fungus
by the black lesions along the roots, especially when compared to healthy roots.[citation needed] The black lesions that appear along the roots are a result
Thielaviopsis_basicola
England international rugby union player
Highlanders. In December 2020 Roots represented Māori All Blacks against Moana Pasifika at Waikato Stadium. In March 2021 Roots moved to Europe signing for
Ethan_Roots
Spanish musical group
different musical genres into their music, mainly those arising from black roots, such as blues, jazz or the African kora, as well as funk, reggae and
Ketama_(band)
Music website
The Roots Reggae Library is a website that lists reviews of discographies of reggae artists. It contains detailed written descriptions of albums, songs
Roots_Reggae_Library
Music festival in Tennessee, United States of America
template Infobox recurring event is being considered for merging. › Muddy Roots is an American music festival held in Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. It began
Muddy_Roots
Musical artist
Revolutionaries With Jah Thomas – Black Ash Dub (1980) Sugar Minott – Bitter Sweet (1979) Sugar Minott – Black Roots (1980) Sugar Minott – Ghetto-ology
King_Jammy
2016 American film
Showing Roots is a 2016 American comedy drama film directed by Michael Wilson and starring Maggie Grace, Elizabeth McGovern, Adam Brody, Uzo Aduba and
Showing_Roots
New Zealand jazz reedist and flautist
Johnson/Roger T. Dean, "Charlie Munro". Grove Jazz online. Andrew Bisset: Black Roots, White Flowers: a History of Jazz in Australia (1979; revised 1987) B
Charlie_Munro
British chef (born 1989)
British Michelin Star head chef. He owns Michelin-starred The Black Swan at Oldstead, Roots in York, The Abbey Inn at Byland and a food box business, Made
Tommy_Banks_(chef)
Musical artist
members. Along with Steel Pulse, Aswad, Matumbi, Cimarons and Black Slate, Misty in Roots were one of the most popular British reggae bands of the late
Misty_in_Roots
2008 studio album by the Roots
Rising Down is the eighth studio album by the American hip-hop band the Roots, released on April 28, 2008, on Def Jam Recordings. The album's title is
Rising_Down
American murder victim (1924–1947)
Gilmore 2006, pp. 1–4. Haugen 2010, p. 15. "Elizabeth Short: The Black Dahlia". Murderous Roots. August 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2023. "FamilySearch.org"
Black_Dahlia
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
The Black Sea is a marginal sea located between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north
Black_Sea
Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and activist
American Roots Performance; Best American Roots Song; Best Americana Album). A month later, she was one of several artists to perform with the Black Opry
Allison_Russell
1948 film by George Marshall
Tap Roots is a 1948 Technicolor Western war film set during the American Civil War. It is very loosely based on the true life story of Newton Knight,
Tap_Roots
2006 documentary film by Regina Kimbell
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Regina Kimbell. The film explores the politics and history
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
My_Nappy_Roots:_A_Journey_Through_Black_Hair-itage
Jamaican singer (born 1962)
Presenting Triston Palma (1981) Black Roots Fancyness (1982) Gorgon Joker Lover (1982) Jah Guidance Showcase In A Roots Radics Drum & Bass (1982) Midnight
Triston_Palma
2015 single by Imagine Dragons
profiles to all black, with the caption "My Roots". The social media post foreshadowed and promoted the impending release of "Roots". The next day, the
Roots_(song)
2009 satirical prose novel by Bernardine Evaristo
Blonde Roots is a novel by British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo. Published by Penguin UK in 2009 and Penguin USA in 2010, this satirical novel
Blonde_Roots
1995 studio album by Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mad Professor
Complaining?" "Thunder And Lightning" "Super Ape Inna Jungle" "Jungle Roots" "Black Spell" "Dancing Boots" "Sheba Dance" Anderson, Rick. "Super Ape Inna
Super_Ape_Inna_Jungle
Catholic non-profit media publication in the U.S.
XIV: The First American Pontiff Has Black Roots". The Washington Informer. Retrieved February 11, 2026. "How the Black Catholic Messenger Tells the Full
Black_Catholic_Messenger
BLACK ROOTS
BLACK ROOTS
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’.
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek
Black.
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’.
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek American
Black.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek American
Black.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
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’.
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
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
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
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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Boy/Male
British, English
White
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).
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Black.
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).
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek
Black.
BLACK ROOTS
BLACK ROOTS
BLACK ROOTS
BLACK ROOTS
BLACK ROOTS
BLACK ROOTS
BLACK ROOTS
a.
Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections, hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.
a.
Black as pitch or tar.
a.
Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
a.
To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
a.
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
n. pl.
Black garments, etc. See Black, n., 4.
n.
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
n.
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
a.
Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space; a blank day.
a.
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
a.
Having black eyes.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
n.
A black pigment or dye.