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    The first name Blasius

    A boy’s name from Latin meaning “stammering”.

    3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Blasius means “stammering” in Latin.

    From Late Latin Blasius, name of a 3rd-4th century Armenian saint, possibly from Latin blaesus (“stammering”), or Latinized from an Ancient Greek name. Doublet of Blaise.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Blasius in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Վլասիոս
    Vlasios
    Armenian, also Վլաս
    Blaise
    French
    Bläsi
    German
    Βλάσιος
    Vlásios
    Greek
    Balázs
    Hungarian
    Biagio
    Italian
    Błażej
    Polish
    Brás
    Portuguese
    Vlasie
    Romanian
    Власий
    Vlasij
    Russian
    Blas
    Spanish
    Влас
    Vlas
    Ukrainian, also Улас

    Famous people named Blasius

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Blasius Merrem
      German naturalist (1761-1824)
    • Blasius Ammon
      Austrian Franciscan friar and composer, 1558–1590
    • Blaise of Sebaste
      Early 4th-century saint and bishop, 300–316

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    Questions

    What does the name Blasius mean?
    Blasius means “stammering” in Latin.
    What is the origin of the name Blasius?
    From Late Latin Blasius, name of a 3rd-4th century Armenian saint, possibly from Latin blaesus (“stammering”), or Latinized from an Ancient Greek name. Doublet of Blaise.