a male given name, equivalent to English Blaise or French Blaise
köken: Subseded the earlier and local variants Blasi ~ Blasio, Biasi ~ Biasio, Jasi. Ultimately from Late Latin Blasi(us), the name of a 3rd–4th century Armenian saint, possibly Latinized from an Ancient Greek name. Cognate with French Blaise, Neapolitan Jasi, Portuguese Brás, Sicilian Vrasi, Spanish Blas, and Venetan Biasio.
Inherited from Late Latin Blasi(us), the name of a 3rd–4th century Armenian saint, possibly Latinized from an Ancient Greek name. Compare Albanian Vlash, French Blaise, Italian Biagio (and Old Italian Blasi), Neapolitan Jasi, Portuguese Brás, and Spanish Blas.