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Blažys

BLAŽỸS

Etymology

From the Catholic baptismal name (Latv. Blasius), which came through the Poles, cf. polish Błaż ¹, Błażej (ibid.).

Feminine FORMS

Blažienė / Blažytė

Pronunciation

/blɐ²ˈʒʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. SSNO I 169; S. Rospond, 1967, p. 61.