Meaning and background
The story behind Blaise
Blaise is a French personal name with a Latin history. It comes through Blasius, probably related to the Roman nickname Blaesus, traditionally associated with lisping or stammering. The derivation is presented as probable rather than absolutely certain. Bearers include the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal, while the earlier Saint Blaise supplies another historical association. Neither association tells us why a particular dog bears the name.
- Origin
- French form of Latin Blasius, probably from the Roman cognomen Blaesus Source
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About Blaise
Recorded as a dog’s name
Blaise appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bleɪz/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/bleɪz/ · primary stress on syllable 1B L EY1 Z
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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