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Black Gate or Blackgate may refer to: Blackgate Penitentiary, a fictional prison in the DC Comics universe Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Part I of the computer
Black_Gate
Monument in Ghana
The Black Star Gate is a monument located in Accra, Ghana, at the center of Black Star Square (formerly Independence Square). The gate is topped with the
Black_Star_Gate
Evil land in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium
of Cirith Gorgor led into the enclosed plain of Udûn. Sauron built the Black Gate of Mordor (the Morannon) across the pass. This added to the earlier fortifications
Mordor
1992 video game
Ultima VII: The Black Gate is the seventh installment of the Ultima series of role-playing video games, released in April 1992. In it, the player returns
Ultima_VII:_The_Black_Gate
11th-century English castle
(the castle's main fortified stone tower, pictured below right), and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse. Use of the site for defensive purposes dates
The_Castle,_Newcastle
American fantasy fiction magazine
Black Gate is a fantasy magazine published by New Epoch Press. It was published in glossy print until 2011, after which it shifted online. First launched
Black_Gate_(magazine)
Black Gate is the name of a brand of audio grade electrolytic capacitor made in Japan by Rubycon Corporation. Black Gate capacitors base their manufacture
Black_Gate_(capacitor)
Franchise of fantasy role-playing video games
Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. The series has been divided into
Baldur's_Gate
American game developer
the Black Isle name in August 2012 with the intention of producing new role-playing games under that label. Black Isle Studios released Baldur's Gate: Dark
Black_Isle_Studios
Fictional battle in The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings, the Battle of the Morannon or the Battle of the Black Gate is the final confrontation in the War of the Ring. Gondor and its allies
Battle_of_the_Morannon
Series of dark fantasy books by Glen Cook
The Garrett, PI Q&A – at Black Gate". Blackgate. Retrieved December 10, 2024. "Glen Cook: The Garrett, PI Q&A – at Black Gate". Blackgate. Retrieved December
The_Black_Company
Japanese manga by Yukiko Sumiyoshi
Black Gate (Japanese: リバース/エンド, Hepburn: Ribāsu/Endo; lit. "Reverse/End"), is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yukiko Sumiyoshi. The manga was
Black_Gate_(manga)
American speculative fiction writer (born 1964)
OCLC 153153135. "Table of Contents". Black Gate (10). "Table of Contents". Black Gate (11). "Table of Contents". Black Gate (12). "Media Tie-ins". MarthaWells
Martha_Wells
Cancelled video game
Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound was a cancelled role-playing video game developed by Black Isle Studios and to be published by Interplay Entertainment
Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound
Baldur's_Gate_III:_The_Black_Hound
Tabletop role-playing game
"Pathfinder Second Edition – Black Gate". August 31, 2019. "Pathfinder Second Edition and Virtual PaizoCon – Black Gate". May 19, 2020. Hall, Charlie
Pathfinder_Roleplaying_Game
Castle in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan
1990, the Kuromon-Ninomon (second gate of the Black Gate) and sodebei (side wall) were reconstructed. The square drum gate was reconstructed in 1999. On April
Matsumoto_Castle
2009 video game
the game as Echo Bazaar in Black Gate, Vito Excalibur called it "a fantastic diversion". Alana Joli Abbott for Black Gate also reviewed Fallen London
Fallen_London
Primary antagonist in Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"
Fields. The nations of Gondor and Rohan launched an attack on Mordor's Black Gate. Meanwhile, Frodo and his servant, Samwise Gamgee, had secretly entered
Sauron
British publisher
Osprey books Steampunk Soldiers, The Wars of Atlantis and Orc Warfare in Black Gate, saying "each book is an excellent worked example of fabricated military
Osprey_Publishing
Card game spoofing table-top RPG play
regards Munchkin as not a very serious game. In a review of Munchkin in Black Gate, Bob Byrne said "I can't imagine anyone playing Munchkin with two friends
Munchkin_(card_game)
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
of Elemental Evil for Free at DriveThruRPG – Black Gate". 25 September 2013. "Four Modules – Black Gate". 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2024-02-09. "Art of the
The_Temple_of_Elemental_Evil
D&D 5e adventure module
backstories make them people, not icons". In a review of Curse of Strahd in Black Gate, Andrew Zimmerman Jones said "Curse of Strahd is really a mix of setting
Curse_of_Strahd
2003 film by Peter Jackson
master. Bruce Spence as the Mouth of Sauron: Sauron's ambassador at the Black Gate. There are cameos from Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Gino Acevedo, Rick
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King
Role-playing video game series
understanding and reconciling two seemingly opposing cultures. Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992) sees the Avatar entangled in the plan of an ostensibly virtuous
Ultima_(series)
Tabletop science fiction role-playing game
Role-Playing Games of All-Time – Black Gate". June 10, 2013. "Modular: The New Mongoose Traveller #1 — First Impressions – Black Gate". April 6, 2017. Horvath
Traveller_(role-playing_game)
Fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien
helps to counter the enemy in Rohan, then in Gondor, and finally at the Black Gate of Mordor, in each case largely by offering guidance. When victory is
Gandalf
Variant of the villain character type possessing "supernatural or superhuman powers"
the World of Paul Feval – Black Gate". 2011-05-06. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-26. "A (Black) Gat in the Hand: Frank Schildiner
Supervillain
Roman city gate in Trier, Germany
The Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate), referred to by locals as the Porta, is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is a monumental gateway representative
Porta_Nigra
Post-apocalyptic tabletop role-playing game
Ten Classic Unplayed RPGS – Black Gate". 10 June 2020. "Exploring Post-Apocalyptic Poland in Twilight: 2000 – Black Gate". 11 June 2020. Mixson, Allen
Twilight:_2000
Role-playing game rulebook
point at a minor omission, let alone a serious one." Scott Taylor for Black Gate in 2014 listed both the 1st edition AD&D DMG re-cover and the 2nd Edition
Dungeon_Master's_Guide
City gate from medieval fortifications in Bratislava, Slovakia
also called the Dark Gate or Black Gate, since it was like a tunnel — dark and long. In the north, there was St. Michael's Gate named after St. Michael
Michael's_Gate
2023 video game
Baldur's Gate (1998) and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) were developed by BioWare. A third game, subtitled The Black Hound and developed by Black Isle
Baldur's_Gate_3
Heroic character from The Lord of the Rings
forces in Gondor, he leads the armies of Gondor and Rohan against the Black Gate of Mordor, distracting Sauron's attention and enabling Frodo Baggins and
Aragorn
Defensive structure encircling Norwich, England
the Boom Towers, Cow Tower and Black Tower, as well as 12 gates including the St Stephen's, Conisford and Bishop's gates. The area enclosed by the walls
Norwich_city_walls
2014 video game
his son's sword. Talion now travels to the Black Gate for a final confrontation with the Black Hand. The Black Hand quickly incapacitates him with a spell
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth:_Shadow_of_Mordor
1894 novella by Arthur Machen
delicious combination of ecstasy and terror". In a review of the novella for Black Gate, Matthew David Surridge hypothesized that Machen took inspiration from
The_Great_God_Pan
1919 American film
The Black Gate is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Theodore Marston and starring Earle Williams, Ruth Clifford, Harry Spingler, J. Parks
The_Black_Gate_(film)
2012 video game
separate arena adventure entitled The Black Pits, and a number of improvements some of which were imported from Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. An expansion
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's_Gate:_Enhanced_Edition
Webcomic
mythology, Greek Gnosticism, the Berserk series, and The Elder Scrolls. Black Gate praised its "originality, scope of vision, and explosive visuals", calling
Kill_Six_Billion_Demons
2000 video game
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment. It is the sequel to 1998's
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's_Gate_II:_Shadows_of_Amn
Island". Black Gate. Retrieved 24 March 2022. Jones, Howard Andrew (14 September 2015). "RuneQuest: Korantia and Mythic Britain – Black Gate". Black Gate. Retrieved
List_of_RuneQuest_supplements
Making of a fantasy film series
the meantime, the Battle of the Black Gate was shot, during which Sala Baker wore the Sauron armour. The Black Gate scene was filmed at a former minefield
Production of The Lord of the Rings film series
Production_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings_film_series
Video game developer based in Austin, Texas
Benson – Writer, Audio (1992–1993) Was head writer on Ultima VII: The Black Gate, contributed some writing to Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle, and went
Origin_Systems
Science fiction tabletop role-playing game
TSR Cover Paintings of All Time – Black Gate". September 17, 2014. "Art of the Genre: Star Frontiers – Black Gate". April 13, 2011. "Protect the Frontier:
Star_Frontiers
Eighth gate to the capital city of Babylon
The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city wall of Babylon (in the area of present-day Hillah, Babylon Governorate, Iraq). It was constructed
Ishtar_Gate
Fictional character by Robert E. Howard
2019). "Hither Came Conan: Ruminations on "The Phoenix on the Sword"". Black Gate. Retrieved 23 April 2019. Howard, Robert E. (2003). The Coming of Conan
Kull_of_Atlantis
2019 novel by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
including the "impermanence" of the messages delivered between Red and Blue. Black Gate found it to be neither "a riddle to parse" nor "a tangled, hard sci-fi
This Is How You Lose the Time War
This_Is_How_You_Lose_the_Time_War
Star Control II: Streets of Rage 2: Super Mario Kart: Ultima VII: The Black Gate: Virtua Racing: Wolfenstein 3D: Day of the Tentacle: Doom: Gunstar Heroes:
List of video games listed among the best
List_of_video_games_listed_among_the_best
Fictional elf from Tolkien's legendarium
his people. He fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and at the Black Gate, and watched as Sauron was defeated and Barad-dûr collapsed. After the
Legolas
Fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
Battle of the Pelennor Fields" The Return of the King, book 5, ch. 10 "The Black Gate Opens" The Return of the King, book 6, ch. 3 "Mount Doom" The Return of
Éomer
1975 boardgame
"Dungeon Board Game from Wizards of the Coast – Black Gate". 9 February 2013. "Christmas in the Dungeon – Black Gate". 3 December 2013. "The Public Life of Sherlock
Dungeon!
2016-08-30. Retrieved 2025-04-19. "Glen Cook: The Garrett, PI Q&A – at Black Gate – Black Gate". 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2025-04-19. "MileHiCon 43 - Glen Cook Interview"
Glen_Cook_bibliography
Series of Dungeons & Dragons player rulebooks
to the Handbook which is nothing short of a triumph." Scott Taylor for Black Gate in 2014 listed the 1st edition AD&D Player's Handbook cover by artist
Player's_Handbook
2017 cooperative strategy role-playing board game
approximately 120,000 copies as of August 2018. In a review of Gloomhaven in Black Gate, Jeff Stehman played the game with his wife and said "In short, our campaign
Gloomhaven
Tabletop role-playing game
including Ports of Call, and Drift Hackers. In a review of Starfinder in Black Gate, Andrew Zimmerman Jones said "What Starfinder has going for it, I think
Starfinder_Roleplaying_Game
Role-playing game
League – Black Gate". 21 December 2019. "Play Host to Newborn Ghoulish Creatures in Alien: The Roleplaying Game by Free League Publishing – Black Gate". 10
Alien:_The_Roleplaying_Game
British artist
He died from a heart attack on 15 May 2007 In 2014, Scott Taylor of Black Gate, named Angus McBride as 9B in a list of The Top 10 RPG Artists of the
Angus_McBride
Series of Warhammer 40,000 novels by Dan Abnett
September 2018. "Future Treasures: Warhammer 40k: The Magos by Dan Abnett – Black Gate". 3 February 2018. Ritman, Alex. "Live-Action 'Warhammer 40,000' TV Series
Eisenhorn
Tabletop roleplaying game set in the Star Trek universe
Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign (2024) In a review of Star Trek Adventures in Black Gate, Patrick Kanouse said: Overall, Star Trek Adventures is an excellent system
Star_Trek_Adventures
1997 Tabletop fantasy role-playing game
Interior Art". In a review of Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game in Black Gate, Scott Taylor said "L5R was epic, a Matt Wilson cover making me sit up
Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game
Legend_of_the_Five_Rings_Roleplaying_Game
Dungeons & Dragons supplement
Taylor for Black Gate in 2014 listed Deities & Demigods by Erol Otus as #5 in The Top 10 TSR Cover Paintings of All Time. Scott Taylor of Black Gate listed
Deities_&_Demigods
Neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City
controversial cases involving the Sea Gate Public Safety Department. In 2013, Christopher Simmons, a Black officer with the Sea Gate Public Safety Department filed
Sea_Gate,_Brooklyn
Fictional deities in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game
such as" Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons (B.A.D.D.). Nick Ozment of Black Gate highlighted the game did use "one aspect of Judeo-Christian myth: the
List of Dungeons & Dragons deities
List_of_Dungeons_&_Dragons_deities
American actress (1985–2025)
Harvey, Ryan (June 30, 2009). "Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight". Black Gate. Archived from the original on July 2, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2025
Michelle_Trachtenberg
Board game
worker placement board games with simple rules. Andrew Zimmerman Jones of Black Gate commented that "the folks over at Dungeons & Dragons have definitely come
Lords_of_Waterdeep
Miniature wargaming system
Heroscape. Official website Various Heroscape releases from BoardGameGeek Heroscape Wave 10: Valkrill's Gambit at Black Gate Heroscape Wave 11 at Black Gate
Heroscape
Compact astronomical body
A black hole is an astronomical body so compact that its gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping. Albert Einstein's theory of general
Black_hole
Super hero role-playing game
shared vocabulary of stories – Black Gate". 18 July 2010. "Blast from the Past: Marvel Super Heroes RPG – Black Gate". 30 April 2021. Horvath, Stu (2023)
Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)
Marvel_Super_Heroes_(role-playing_game)
Strategy board game
Control of the Galaxy with Eclipse – Black Gate". 8 January 2013. "Five Geeky Gaming Christmas Present Ideas – Black Gate". 4 December 2014. "'Eclipse: New
Eclipse_(board_game)
American speculative fiction author (1968–2025)
Tales from the Magician's Skull and had served as a Managing Editor at Black Gate since 2004. He assembled and edited a series of eight volumes of the short
Howard_Andrew_Jones
Fantasy tabletop role-playing game
that would span decades." In a review of the 6th edition of RuneQuest in Black Gate, John ONeill said "The interior art is terrific throughout, and the writing
RuneQuest
Fictional Dwarf in The Lord of the Rings
final battle against Sauron, the Battle of the Morannon in front of the Black Gate. There he recognizes Pippin Took's feet underneath a fallen troll, saving
Gimli_(Middle-earth)
American artist (born 1965)
Queen series and reprints of The Avatar Series. In 2014, Scott Taylor of Black Gate, named Brom as #4 in a list of The Top 10 RPG Artists of the Past 40 Years
Gerald_Brom
1976 Tabletop fantasy role-playing game
was stupid when it was first released. James Davis Nicoll in 2020 for Black Gate said "In most games, the PCs are functionally apex predators. Not so in
Bunnies_&_Burrows
2010 standalone video game expansion pack
Blade/Warband – Part One – Black Gate". April 9, 2017. "My Favorite Game: Mount and Blade/Warband – Part Two: Playing the Game! – Black Gate". April 20, 2017.
Mount_&_Blade:_Warband
2010 cooperative board game
abandoned spaceport that is in a jungle. In a review of Forbidden Island in Black Gate magazine, Andrew Zimmerman Jones said "Overall, there's really nothing
Forbidden_Island_(game)
Primary setting of the Flash Gordon franchise
FLASH GORDON, Part Three: “Tournaments of Mongo” William Patrick Maynard, Black Gate, September 4, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2015. Alex Raymond and Don Moore
Mongo_(Flash_Gordon)
Tabletop role-playing game
players strive to roll as little as possible. In a review of Degenesis in Black Gate, John ONeill said "The setting is marvelously imaginative and original
Degenesis
Fantasy roleplaying game
material ranks among the hobby's best." James Davis Nicoll in 2020 for Black Gate said "one of or possibly the first complex, non-faux Medieval European
Empire_of_the_Petal_Throne
Diablo III game downloadable content
players alike." In a review of Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer in Black Gate, Matt Drought said "I believe that you will find that the Necromancer
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer
Diablo_III:_Rise_of_the_Necromancer
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
Dungeons (and Dragons) of My Life, Part One – Black Gate". 2 October 2014. "Four Modules – Black Gate". 13 May 2014. The Acaeum entry RPG.net review
In_Search_of_the_Unknown
1979 novel by Tim Powers
battle of Ragnarok will take place there. The SF Site called it a "jewel". Black Gate noted that it is "full of the sort of inventive oddness common to Powers’s
The_Drawing_of_the_Dark
2010 deck-building card game and 2011 video game
Isles (2021) In a review of Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer in Black Gate, Bradley Beaulieu said "this is a great, easy to learn, fast-moving game
Ascension:_Deckbuilding_Game
American medieval literature professor and novelist
(2005). "The Hand that Binds". Black Gate. 9 (short story). Livingston, Michael (2011). "Purging Cocytus". Black Gate. 15 (short story). Livingston, Michael
Michael_Livingston
Boxed set for tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
Sets". Black Gate. April 20, 2011. Taylor, Scott (September 17, 2014). "Art of the Genre: The Top 10 TSR Cover Paintings of All Time". Black Gate. Retrieved
Dungeons_&_Dragons_Basic_Set
Sourcebook series of Dungeons & Dragons bestiaries
gamers, something they came back to again and again." Scott Taylor of Black Gate listed the Monster Manual as #8 on the list of "Top 10 'Orange Spine'
Monster_Manual
Pen-and-paper role-playing game
One – Black Gate". 6 August 2020. "A Report on Modiphius's Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed of — Part Two – Black Gate". 11 August
Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of
Conan:_Adventures_in_an_Age_Undreamed_Of
Old West role-playing game
figures to stage showdowns." In a retrospective review of Boot Hill in Black Gate, James Maliszewski said "Far from being disappointed, I was frankly amazed
Boot_Hill_(role-playing_game)
Tabletop role-playing game
2021-10-27. "Mindjammer Returns – Black Gate". 29 October 2015. "Experience the Second Era of Space with Mindjammer – Black Gate". 24 August 2014. "2014 Golden
Mindjammer - The Roleplaying Game
Mindjammer_-_The_Roleplaying_Game
Science fiction wargame magazine
Rebirth of Ares Magazine – Black Gate". December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2024. "Ares Magazine Kickstarter Begins! – Black Gate". January 1, 2014. Retrieved
Ares_(magazine)
2011 video game
the Year in 2012 In a review of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP in Black Gate, John ONeill said "On the surface Sword & Sworcery looks like a point-and-click
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Superbrothers:_Sword_&_Sworcery_EP
Board game adaptation of the social deduction game Warewolf
new and interesting player roles. In a review of Ultimate Werewolf in Black Gate, Andrew Zimmerman Jones said "Will the village kill a werewolf, or will
Ultimate_Werewolf
Fortress in JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth
as Gondor and its allies had surrendered. In his words in front of the Black Gate: West of the Anduin as far as the Misty Mountains and the Gap of Rohan
Isengard
Japanese anime television series
a spatial anomaly identified as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America and was followed by "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo, altering the sky and wreaking havoc
Darker_than_Black
Board game
of the sets can be combined within a game. In a review of Legendary in Black Gate, Andrew Zimmerman Jones compared it with DC Comics Deck-building Game
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
Legendary:_A_Marvel_Deck_Building_Game
Fictional hobbit protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
making him promise to guide them through the dead marshes to the Black Gate. They find the gate impassable; Gollum tells them of "another way" into Mordor,
Frodo_Baggins
Fictional metal in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings
ch. 1, "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" Tolkien 1955, book 5, ch. 10 "The Black Gate Opens" Tolkien 1955, book 6, ch. 8 "The Scouring of the Shire" Tolkien
Mithril
Character group from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
on the Black Riders, to the mythic, giving as example the assault of Minas Tirith. The leader of the Nazgûl directs the attack on the Great Gate; he bursts
Nazgûl
Hobbit character in The Lord of the Rings
hobbit to join the Army of the West, led by Aragorn, as it assaults the Black Gate of Mordor, in a feint to distract Sauron from the One Ring's journey towards
Pippin_Took
Triumphal arch and gate in Berlin, Germany
The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor [ˈbʁandn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, Germany. One of the best-known
Brandenburg_Gate
BLACK GATE
BLACK GATE
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.
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek American
Black.
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’.
Boy/Male
British, English
White
Boy/Male
Native American
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).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
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 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’.
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek
Black.
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek American
Black.
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Black.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek
Black.
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).
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.
BLACK GATE
BLACK GATE
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Deis.English
Americanized spelling of German Deis.English : unexplained. Possibly a variant of Dice or Dye.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Island of the palm-tree.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sweet
Boy/Male
Spanish
Seaside.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Petrus, PIETRO means "rock, stone."
Female
Egyptian
, the sister of the scribe Thoth.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Implies eternity, Old Arabic name
Surname or Lastname
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant (plural) of Linde.English : variant spelling of Lindon.Belgian and Dutch (van Linden) : habitational name from places called Linden in Brabant and North Brabant.Dutch (van der Linden) : habitational name from any of numerous places called Ter Linde.Irish : reduced form of McLinden.Swedish (Lindén) : ornamental name from lind ‘lime tree’ + the common suffix -én, from the Latin adjectival ending -enius.
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
God is My Oath; My God is Bountiful; God of Plenty; God's Promise; Abbreviation of Elizabeth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Partap | பரதாப ; பரதாப
Glory, Vigour, Strength
BLACK GATE
BLACK GATE
BLACK GATE
BLACK GATE
BLACK GATE
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
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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.
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Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
n. pl.
Black garments, etc. See Black, n., 4.
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To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
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In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
n.
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
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Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space; a blank day.
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Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
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A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
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Black as pitch or tar.
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To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
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To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
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Having black eyes.
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Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
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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.