The baby name Biase is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbjaːze/ (approx. "BYAH-zeh").
Biase is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Biase is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbjaːze/ (approx. "BYAH-zeh").
Biase is Italian in Origin.
Biase is an Italian masculine given name, a southern dialectal variant of Biagio, ultimately from Latin Blasius (Greek Blaisos), meaning “lisping” or “stammering.” The name spread across medieval Italy through devotion to Saint Blaise, a 4th‑century bishop and martyr revered as protector against throat ailments; his 3 February feast sustained the name’s use in village confraternities and produced toponyms such as San Biase.
Today Biase survives chiefly in southern regions (Calabria, Basilicata, Molise, Apulia, Campania) and within the Italian diaspora, and it also appears as a patronymic surname in forms like Di Biase. Related Italian forms include Biagio (standard), Biaso/Biasio (dialect), and the feminine Biagia; cognates are Blaise (English/French), Blas (Spanish), Brás/Braz (Portuguese), Blasius (German/Latin), Błażej (Polish), Blaž (Slovene), and Vlaho (Croatian). Pronounced BYAH‑zeh in Italian, Biase is rare today yet feels traditional, anchored by deep ecclesiastical and regional history.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,094 | 18 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,394 | 78 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Biase is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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