Blaise as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Blaise

What is the meaning of the name Blaise ?

The baby name Blaise is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /bleɪz/; respelling: "BLAZE".

Blaise is French in Origin.

Blaise is the English and French form of Latin Blasius, from blaesus meaning 'lisping, stammering.' Through the cult of Saint Blaise, the name spread widely across Europe, yielding forms such as French Blaise, Italian Biagio, Spanish Blas, Portuguese Brás, German Blasius, Slovene/Croatian Blaž, Russian Vlasiy/Vlas, and Romanian Vlasie. Modern English spellings and variants include Blaise, Blaize, and Blaze (the last often a phonetic reinterpretation).

Medieval devotion to the 4th-century bishop of Sebaste, patron saint of throat ailments whose feast falls on 3 February, kept the name in steady ecclesiastical use. It later gained intellectual luster through mathematician-philosopher Blaise Pascal and literary associations like Blaise Cendrars. In contemporary naming, Blaise reads sleek and international; while chiefly masculine, it sees occasional unisex use in English and Irish contexts. The traditional meaning is 'one who lisps,' though English speakers often connect it to 'blaze' (fire).