Braz as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Braz

What is the meaning of the name Braz ?

The baby name Braz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'en': '/bræz/ or /breɪz/ ("BRAZ" or "BRAYZ")', 'pt': '/bɾaʃ/ (Brás)'}.

Braz is Galician, Portuguese in Origin.

Braz is a masculine Lusophone name ultimately from Latin Blasius, itself from Greek Blásios meaning “lisping, stammering,” the same root that yields Galician Brais. The modern Portuguese standard is Brás, while the older spelling Braz survives in Brazil and as a surname. Close cognates include Spanish Blas, French Blaise, Italian Biagio, Polish Błażej, and the English modernization Blaze. In Breton, braz means “great,” a separate adjective that sometimes appears in surnames.

Use spread through devotion to Saint Blaise (São Brás), a 4th‑century bishop and martyr invoked for throat ailments; many Iberian place names and parishes bear his name. Braz appears in early colonial Brazilian records and remains familiar in Lusophone heritage families, though as a given name it is uncommon today. The name carries a brisk, antique feel, with Brás as the normative spelling and Braz an archaic yet recognizable variant.