BLAZE
blayz
A rare saintly name in English, Blaze is tied to a Christian martyr and later associated with the idea of brightness or flare.
Meaning
In the excerpts, Blaze appears as an English/French name form linked to St. Blaze, remembered as a patron saint of wool-combers. The 19th-century etymology note also gives the French form, while the older meaning is not clearly stated there beyond the name’s historical saintly use. In broader naming tradition, Blaze is often felt as a vivid, fiery name because of its sound and later English word association.
Origin
EnglishFrenchLatinmasculine
Fun fact
Bardsley notes St. Blaze as the patron saint of wool-combers, and says his memory survives mostly in a church or two.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.