Names

From a diminutive of the name Blanc.

Derived from the given name Blanchard.

Means “white” in French. The name referred to a person who was pale, or whose hair was blond.

From the name of a town in Northamptonshire, itself meaning “Blæcwulf’s meadow” in Old English. Blæcwulf is a byname meaning “black wolf”.

Variant of Blakesley.

From name of various English places, derived from Old English blæc “black” and leah “woodland, clearing”.

Variant of Blakeley.

Variant of Black. A famous bearer was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).

Derived from the given name Blaise.

From any one of several places of this name in Scotland, which derive from Gaelic blár meaning “plain, field, battlefield”.