The name Velike Bloke literally means 'big Bloke' and originally distinguished the settlement from Male Bloke. However, after the parish church was built in Male Bloke, that settlement became known as Fara. The name Bloke itself was first attested in written sources in 1230 as Oblach. These early transcriptions indicate that the name was originally *Obloke, probably derived from the prepositional phrase*ob lǫky or *ob lǫkaxъ 'next to the flood-meadow'. Less likely theories connect the name to the meanings 'next to rough terrain' or 'arc, arch'.