Blasa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Blasa

What is the meaning of the name Blasa ?

The baby name Blasa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbla.sa/ (BLAH-sah).

Blasa is Spanish in Origin.

Blasa is the Spanish feminine form of Blas, derived from the Latin Blasius, itself from Greek blaisos, meaning 'lisping' or 'stammering'. The name spread through devotion to Saint Blaise (San Blas), a popular protector of the throat and of wool workers across Iberia. As a feminine adaptation, Blasa follows the common Spanish pattern of adding -a to a masculine hagiographic name.

Documented in parish registers from the 16th to 19th centuries in Castile, León, La Mancha, and Extremadura, Blasa also appeared in colonial Latin America but has remained rare. Today it reads as antique yet distinctive, occasionally chosen for its cultural roots; the customary name day is 3 February. Related forms and cognates include Blas (Spanish, masc.), Blaise (English/French), Blasius (Latin), Biagio/Biagia (Italian), Brás (Portuguese, masc.), and Blaž/Blaža (Slovene/Croatian). Spanish diminutives include Blasita; the meaning is now colored more by saintly protection than by its literal sense.