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 [ 1 syll. blai-se, bl-a-ise ] The boy name Blaise is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is BLEYZ KEY. Blaise is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. Derived from the element 'blaesus' which means lisping, stammering. Blasius (Latin) is an older form of Blaise. The name was borne by the 4th-century Saint Blaise, a venerated physician and bishop of Sebaste in Armenia. In Catholic custom, he is the patron saint of wool combers, in part due to the instruments of his martyrdom, iron carding combs. In Arthurian legend, Blaise was the secretary of Merlin who recorded the teachings of his master. The name is popular in France due to the fame of the French philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). Blaise has 21 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Blaise used in English include Blaize, Blayze, and Blaze. The variant spelling Blase is another English form. Foreign variants of Blaise include Balázs (Hungarian), Biaggio (Italian), Biagio (Italian), Biago (Italian), Blai (Catalan), Blas (Spanish), Blasi (Provençal and German), Blaz (Slavic), Blazej (Czech and Polish), Brais (Galician), Bras (Portuguese), Braz (Portuguese), Vlaho (Russian), Vlas (Russian), Vlasi (Russian), Vlasis (Greek), and Vlassis (Greek). Blaise is a variant (English and French) of the name Blaze (English). Blaise is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 2002, 0.010% of baby boys were given the name Blaise. It ranked at #801 then. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is currently of sporadic use. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Blaise, Blaze (English) was the most frequently used. Blaise has mostly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Blaise include Blaize (English), Blase (English), Blayze (English), Blaze (English), Beals (English), Blake (English), Blas (Spanish), Blaz (Slavic), Balas (Hungarian), Balasz (Hungarian), Balázs (Hungarian), Ballas (Hungarian), Blagoje (Slavic), Blasi (Provençal and German), Blazej (Czech and Polish), Blazek (Polish), Bialas (Polish), and Blasius (German). A famous person named Blaise is Blaise Pascal, Philosopher, born 19 June 1623 - 19 August 1662, Clermont-Ferrand, France. KEY: Pronunciation for Blaise: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
