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Meaning & History
Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.Blade is the 'hero' name of Marvel comics half-vampire, vampire-hunter, protagonist Eric Brooks. He was portrayed by actor Wesley Snipes in the 'Blade' film trilogy and Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones in the television adaptation.