Black
[blæk]Meaning
the English word for the darkest colour, that of absence of light
Background Story
Behind the Name records Black as a rare English given name for boys, in a user-submitted entry rather than the site's own. The word it comes from denotes the colour that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light.
Temperament
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