Blaise

BLAZE; BLEHZ

French

"to lisp, stammer"

Blaise Origin and Meaning

The name Blaise is a boy's name of French origin meaning "to lisp, stammer".

As modern as it sounds, Blaise is an ancient Christian martyr name. In Arthurian legend, Blaise is the name of Merlin the Magician's secretary. Its relation to the word and name Blaze gives it a fiery feel. Amanda Beard named her baby boy Blaise Ray.

Saint Blaise, an Armenian bishop, is the patron saint of wild animals and those with sore throats. Blaise Pascal was the seventeenth century French mathematician-physicist-inventor-writer-philosopher among whose many accomplishments was the invention of the calculator. And in the modern world, Blaise Zambini is a minor character in the Harry Potter franchise.

Blaise Rank in US Top 1000

# 999 in the US

Blaise Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 272 on Nameberry

Blaise Popularity

• 999 US 2021
• 272 Nameberry 2024
• 89 Unique 2023
• 226 Unisex 2023
• 652 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Blaise

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Blaise.

• Blaze
• Draco
• Claude
• Crispin
• Clement
• Ambrose
• Cedric
• Narcissa
• Blake
• Blaise
• Pascal
• Cassius
• Dash
• Emrys
• Caius
• Byron
• Ace
• Cian
• Lysander
• Bellatrix

Famous People Named Blaise

• Saint Blaise physician, bishop and martyr of Sebastea, Turkey
• Blaise Pascal French philosopher
• Blaise Diagne Senegalese political leader
• Blaise Matuidi French footballer
• Blaise Compaoré former president of Burkina Faso
• Blaise Cendrars (born Frédéric Louis Sauser), Swiss,French novelist
• Blaise Koffi Kouassi Ivorian footballer
• Blaise Larmee American graphic novelist
• Blaise Ray Brown son of athlete/model Amanda Beard

Blaise in Pop Culture

• Blaise Zabini character in the Harry Potter series.
• Blaise Northumberland,dwelling master of Merlin in Thomas Malory's 15th,century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur
• Blaise Jeannot Andrieux character in the Wild Cards series
• Blaise Curci French crime lord in film "The French Connection"
• Blaise character in the "Ash Princess" by Laura Sebastian