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American media holding company
Block Communications Inc. (also known as Blade Communications) is an American privately held holding company of various assets, mainly in the print and
Block_Communications
Advertising rep and publisher (1875–1941)
Paul Block (November 2, 1875 – June 22, 1941) was president of Paul Block and Associates (later Block Communications) and publisher of the Pittsburgh
Paul_Block
Newspaper in Pennsylvania, United States
on strike from October 2022 to November 2025. On January 7, 2026, Block Communications announced that the PG will publish its final edition and cease operations
Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette
Television station in Louisville, Kentucky
Missouri consortium, the Minneapolis Star & Tribune Company, and Block Communications. It affiliated with Fox at the network's launch in 1986 and began
WDRB
American daily newspaper from Toledo, Ohio
Ohio, published daily online and printed Thursday and Sunday by Block Communications. The newspaper was first published on December 19, 1835. The first
The_Blade_(Toledo,_Ohio)
Beef frankfurter in a poppy seed bun
Smith, Kathie (May 1, 2007). "Chicago's food history". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved May 1
Chicago-style_hot_dog
Television station in Lima, Ohio
with channel 35 changing its call sign to WLIO before being sold to Block Communications. The station was Lima's only major network affiliate into the 1990s
WLIO
Television station in Salem, Indiana
put on the air under a local marketing agreement with WDRB owner Block Communications, which provided programming and facilities. It was an independent
WBKI_(TV)
2003 film by Shawn Levy
"'Gigli' voted worst in Raspberry Awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 19
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen_(2003_film)
British actress (1939–2025)
(10 November 1980). "'The Exterminator'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. p. 7. ISSN 1068-624X. OCLC 1057964643. Retrieved 23 October 2025
Samantha_Eggar
Weekly newspaper
(by circulation) alternative weekly in the United States. Under Block Communications, it ceased publication on December 31, 2025. However, under new ownership
Pittsburgh_City_Paper
Moves Back With Rachel". The Soaps. Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. Retrieved May 11, 2015. Hart, Marla (March 10, 1993). "Seeing 'General
List of General Hospital cast members
List_of_General_Hospital_cast_members
Osmena, Second President of the Philippines". Toledo Blade. Manila: Block Communications. Retrieved July 22, 2016. Pascual, Federico D. Jr. (September 26
List of presidents of the Philippines
List_of_presidents_of_the_Philippines
Television station in Nampa, Idaho
first independent station in modern Idaho television. It was sold to Block Communications in 1985 and affiliated with Fox the next year. The station launched
KTRV-TV
American television broadcast company
1, 2025, Gray announced its acquisition of the stations owned by Block Communications for $80 million. Once again, Gray is hoping the deal is done by the
Gray_Media
Former Canadian communications company
Rogers Communications in January 2013. In July 2009, Shaw announced its acquisition of Mountain Cablevision; in September, Rogers sued Shaw to block the
Shaw_Communications
Telecommunications company in Ohio, USA
and telecommunications company located in Toledo, Ohio, owned by Block Communications (which also owns The Blade and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspapers)
Buckeye_Broadband
1984 film by Ken Wiederhorn
Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh: E. W. Scripps Company (1924–1992) Block Communications (2011–present). p. 26. Retrieved January 31, 2017.(subscription required)
Meatballs_Part_II
American ice hockey player and executive (1962–2025)
J. (May 17, 2014). "The Ray Shero Era". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. p. D2. ISSN 1068-624X. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers
Ray_Shero
Tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
tomorrow", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, United States: Block Communications, ISSN 1068-624X, OCLC 44283479, retrieved September 26, 2012, It
Wabash_Tunnel
Newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scripps put the Pittsburgh Press up for sale on October 2, 1992. Block Communications, the owners of the much smaller JOA paper, the Post-Gazette, agreed
The_Pittsburgh_Press
American actor (born 1953)
"Lucci gets another Emmy bid". Toledo Blade. New York City, New York: Block Communications. Associated Press. April 2, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved May 6, 2013. "'Days
Peter_Bergman
Television station in Lafayette, Indiana
In 1979, the station was purchased by Block Communications. In 2000, LIN TV Corporation acquired WLFI from Block in exchange for a 67% ownership interest
WLFI-TV
Television station in Campbellsville, Kentucky
by LM Communications, LLC, it was most recently affiliated with The CW. LM Communications maintained a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Block Communications
WBKI-TV_(1983–2017)
2003 film by Shawn Levy
"'Gigli' voted worst in Raspberry Awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 19
Just_Married
Television station in Decatur, Illinois
reach. LIN sold majority ownership to Block Communications in 2000, but it continued to operate the station until Block purchased the remainder in 2007. During
WAND_(TV)
American baseball player (1951–2025)
Used cocaine for 3 years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Final ed.). Block Communications. pp. 1, 4, 5. Retrieved June 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Sullivan
Dave_Parker
American actor (born 1955)
"'Young and Restless' Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
John_Wesley_Shipp
Indian telecommunications company
Tata Communications Limited (previously known as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) is an Indian telecommunications company. It was a government-owned telecommunications
Tata_Communications
Biography of Benjamin Lay
most notable abolitionist Quaker dwarf". Pittsburgh City Paper. Block Communications. ISSN 1066-0062. OCLC 26849157. Archived from the original on September
The_Fearless_Benjamin_Lay
Television station in Leipsic, Ohio
to West Central Ohio Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Block Communications (owner of WLIO). While Block assumed control of the station's operations after
WPNM-LD
Television station in Minister–New Bremen, Ohio
to West Central Ohio Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Block Communications (owner of WLIO). While Block assumed control of the station's operations after
WAMS-LD
Former cable channel in Toledo, Ohio, United States
CableSystem (now Buckeye Broadband), itself owned by locally based Block Communications. Originally exclusive to Buckeye's subscribers in Northwest Ohio
Toledo_5
businessman Frank Fuhrer as well as Block Communications co-owner and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette publisher William Block. The deal was intended to ensure that
Pittsburgh_Associates
Television station in Lima, Ohio
Central Ohio Broadcasting, a subsidiary of WLIO's then owner Block Communications. While Block assumed operational control of all three after the sale's
WOHL-CD
American anthology drama radio and TV series
"New Cavalcade of America Returns to WSPD Tonight". The Blade. Block Communications. January 2, 1940. p. 22. OCLC 12962717. Retrieved September 22, 2025
Cavalcade_of_America
Television station in Toledo, Ohio
(April 20, 2012). "TV news merger moving forward". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. Retrieved April 20, 2012. Miller, Mark K. (June 25, 2018). "Gray
WUPW
have been blocked or censored by the Russian Federation, including current and past blocks. The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information
List of websites blocked in Russia
List_of_websites_blocked_in_Russia
Light rail station in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S
have mixed views on the new LRT service". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications, Inc. Retrieved July 28, 2016 – via Google News. Niederberger, Mary
Mt._Lebanon_station
American actor (born 1977)
Daytime Emmys". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. Associated Press. p. 25. Retrieved May 6, 2013. "The 33rd Annual
Greg_Rikaart
Television channel
2016. Current participating station groups are Berkshire Hathaway, Block Communications, Capitol Broadcasting Company, CBS News and Stations, Cowles Company
NewsON
American actor (born 1953)
Moves Back With Rachel". The Soaps. Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Hart, Marla (March 10, 1993). "Seeing 'General
Kin_Shriner
Cellular phone surveillance device
sites or as a radio jamming device, which transmits signals that block communications between cellular devices and wireless carrier cell sites. By "passive
Stingray_phone_tracker
Ethiopian long-distance runner
Marathon Results. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. p. B1. Werner, Sam; Meyer, Craig (6 May 2013). "Repeat winner in
Yihunlish_Delelecha
Canadian professional wrestler (1926–2008)
town to wrestle up support for charity". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved 2008-08-31. "Mauler Mauled". Los Angeles Times. 1958-08-03
Killer_Kowalski
Adult manga website
The State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine added nhentai.net to the list of blocked domains as part of Order No
NHentai
Daily newspaper published in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
the Pittsburgh City Paper to Cars Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of Block Communications Inc., in January 2023. The Butler Eagle also owns an advertising
Butler_Eagle
American television network (1995–2006)
local CBS affiliate WISC-TV) and WT05 in Toledo, Ohio (owned by Block Communications, operator of Toledo-area cable provider Buckeye CableSystem) were
The_WB
American heir and businessman (born 1954/1955)
stacks up well for Dick's Sporting Goods". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. ISSN 1068-624X. Retrieved June 7, 2018. Platsky, Jeff (February
Edward_W._Stack
Blade. Block Communications. Retrieved July 21, 2022. Gagnet, Nancy. "New construction coming to Reynolds Road". The Blade. Block Communications. Retrieved
List of tallest buildings in Toledo, Ohio
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Toledo,_Ohio
American actor (born 1958)
Daytime Emmys". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. Associated Press. p. 25. Retrieved May 6, 2013. "The 2007 Daytime
Christian_LeBlanc
1st and 2nd episodes of the 1st season of Monk
welcome addition to TV's eccentric sleuths". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21
Mr._Monk_and_the_Candidate
U.S. radio personality and voice actor (1959–2013)
syndicated radio host has local roots". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. Retrieved December 23, 2012. "David "Kidd" Kraddick, Texas-based
Kidd_Kraddick
Public, coeducational high school in Toledo, Ohio, United States
John (June 5, 2005). "Komives twice led BG to NCAA". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. Retrieved August 30, 2007. Lockwood, Rod (November 9, 2014). "After
Woodward High School (Toledo, Ohio)
Woodward_High_School_(Toledo,_Ohio)
American broadcast television network
programs during non-network time that was programmed by its then-owner Block Communications, which also operates that market's major cable provider Buckeye CableSystem
The_CW
American actor and singer (1903–2009)
Maazel / Performer and father of symphony conductor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved 2014-08-21. Lincoln Maazel at IMDb v t e
Lincoln_Maazel
Annual award, 1974–2022
Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. New York City, New York: Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2013. Margulies
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Game_Show_Host
Television station in Kentucky
Kentucky. On August 1, 2025, Gray Media announced it would purchase Block Communications' television stations, including Fox affiliate WDRB (channel 41) and
WAVE_(TV)
American college basketball coach (born 1966)
"Willard Adds Aide and Woos Recruits". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. p. B3. Meantime, Willard's assistant at Western Kentucky, Tom Crean
Tom_Crean_(basketball)
Labor strike in the United States
authorize strike at Allegheny Technologies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved September
2021 Allegheny Technologies strike
2021_Allegheny_Technologies_strike
Television station in Findlay, Ohio
Productions of Lima. Five years later, the station was purchased by Block Communications of Toledo. On January 8, 2013, the station made a flash cut to digital
WFND-LD
Russian government agency
Retrieved 2 March 2022. "Russia threatens to block Wikipedia over Ukraine invasion article: Its communications regulator cited 'illegally distributed information'
Roskomnadzor
Honor presented to recording artists for quality rock albums
McCartney face off for album of year". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved July 12, 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album
Security technique to block VPN systems
VPN blocking is a technique used to block the encrypted protocol tunneling communications methods used by virtual private network (VPN) systems. Often
VPN_blocking
Television series
Action Pack, also called Universal Action Pack, was a syndicated programming block series of television movies and television series created by Universal Television
Action Pack (TV programming block)
Action_Pack_(TV_programming_block)
Annual film award
Restless' Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Archived from the original
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Younger_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series
American media company
(including purchases of stations owned by Allen Media Group and Block Communications), despite many of these transactions requiring formal changes to
Nexstar_Media_Group
American satellite manufacturer
Ericsson. In 1999, Avellan founded Emerging Markets Communications, a satellite-based communications services provider to maritime and other mobility markets
AST_SpaceMobile
Strike newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
formerly owned by Scripps Howard. The Post-Gazette was owned by Block Communications, and had operated under a joint operating agreement with the Press
Pittsburgh_Union_Progress
2009. "Steckel named Vikings' coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. January 30, 1984. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017.
List of Minnesota Vikings head coaches
List_of_Minnesota_Vikings_head_coaches
Railroad communications system
Automatic block signaling (ABS), spelled automatic block signalling or called track circuit block (TCB) in the UK, is a railroad communications system that
Automatic_block_signaling
1976 American TV series or program
"Another Rich Man, Poor Man Ready To Begin Weekly Series". The Blade. Block Communications. Chicago Tribune. OCLC 12962717. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via
Rich_Man,_Poor_Man_Book_II
Railway signaling system
Communications-based train control (CBTC) is a railway signaling system that uses telecommunications between the train and track equipment for traffic
Communications-based train control
Communications-based_train_control
Annual acting award
Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. New York City, New York: Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Archived from the original
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series
Award
Restless' Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. New York City: Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Archived from the original
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series
1988 live album by Dokken
time again for the Grammy award gripes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved July 7, 2012. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition
Beast_from_the_East
Historic clubhouse in Toledo, Ohio
facility to move into Toledo prisons". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August
YMCA_Building_(Toledo,_Ohio)
American animated television series
Rob (July 11, 2002). "'Robot' Premieres". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved December 2, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
Whatever_Happened_to..._Robot_Jones?
Educational programming block on CBS
CBS WKND (previously known as CBS Dream Team) is an American programming block programmed by Hearst Media Production Group (formerly Litton Entertainment)
CBS_WKND
Food consisting of rabbit meat in a gravy
Pie and Kisses—England's Easter Customs Strange". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. Retrieved 21 January 2012. "Art: Peter's Miss Potter". TIME. 24
Rabbit_pie
Historic retirement home in Tiffin, Ohio
2004). "Old manse is history in making". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. Retrieved February 26, 2025. Vellequette, Larry P. (March 9, 2004)
Daughters of America National Home
Daughters_of_America_National_Home
English slang term for the human penis
arouses a man without providing sexual release. Cockblock (also cock-block or cock block) is a US slang term for an action, whether intentional or not, that
Cock_(slang)
English punk rock band
Sex Pistols". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. p. G1. Retrieved 2 December 2018. "OMM: Reviews: Reissues etc: Other
Vicious_White_Kids
Daytime Emmy Award
Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. New York City, New York: Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Archived from the original
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series
Former television award
Restless' Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Archived from the original
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Younger_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series
Educational television series
sentient, colourful block characters in Numberland, each representing and named after a number, and made up of the equivalent number of blocks. A black floating
Numberblocks
American television network
companies such as Gray Television, Hubbard Broadcasting, Block Communications, Forum Communications, Heartland Media and the Meredith Corporation to carry
Ion_Television
U.S. government agency
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television
Federal Communications Commission
Federal_Communications_Commission
American television network
block of the same name, which launched on the channel on February 1, 1999 (airing during the morning hours seven days a week, with the weekday blocks
Disney_Jr.
Former television award
Wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards". Toledo Blade. New York City, New York: Block Communications. Associated Press. July 18, 1986. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2013. Margulies
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show
Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Game_Show
"'Gigli' voted worst in Raspberry Awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 19
List of awards and nominations received by Ashton Kutcher
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Ashton_Kutcher
Television station in Louisville, Kentucky
station. Ion programming began airing on a digital subchannel of Block Communications-owned Fox affiliate WDRB on March 1. WBNA broadcasts college basketball
WBNA
American media company
Printing Company and merged into The Vindicator. Assets acquired by Block Communications and merged into the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Merged into the New
E._W._Scripps_Company
Children's programming division of Fox
block from KNLC in mid-1996. As a result, KTVI became the only Fox station that was involved in the network's 1994 deal with New World Communications
Fox_Kids
Canadian telecommunications company
Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television
Rogers_Communications
Topics referred to by the same term
H-block or h-block may refer to: Maze (HM Prison), Belfast, where the prison blocks were built to a uniform H-shaped plan Anti H-Block, 1981 Irish Republican
H-block
Children's programming block on Univision
programming guidelines defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) via the Children's Television Act. The block's origins stem from a settlement that
Planeta_U
Layer 7/application layer network security system
calls of an application or service. It operates by monitoring and blocking communications based on a configured policy, generally with predefined rule sets
Application_firewall
Black masonic women's auxiliary
celebrate year's worth of good works". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. November 7, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2025. Mayfield, Amy (September
Imperial_Court_(Freemasonry)
2001 American TV series or program
So-Called Reality takes on prime time hits". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved November 29, 2010. McDaniel, Mike (January 29, 2001).
Kathy's_So-Called_Reality
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Boy/Male
German American English
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Boy/Male
Muslim
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’.
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
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.
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
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
English
Dark.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Male
English
The Badger
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh
Blessing; The Seventh Solar Month of the Calendar
Girl/Female
Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Sikh
King
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
God is Gracious
Biblical
my people is liberal
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Wearing a Badge of Shiva
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Spanish
Gift from God.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Pale.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire, which is probably named from Old English ellern ‘elder tree’ + wudu ‘wood’.English : from the Old English personal name Ælfweald, composed of the elements ælf ‘elf’ + weald ‘rule’. In the British Isles this spelling is now found predominantly in northern Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Theobald.
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
a.
Having black eyes.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.
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.
v. t.
A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
n.
The striking of a clock.