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I'm not a big fan. I do usually like word names, but Blaze is just a little tacky, I guess. Unlike most of the other commenters, I do prefer it to the spelling Blaise. "Blaise" sounds sickly, like a mashup of "chillblains" and "malaise."

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Edit to add: I think the reason it comes across as slightly tacky is that I mentally group it with names like Rebel and Maverick; they all sound like names you'd give your son if you hoped he'd be a macho bad-boy action hero.

This message was edited 8/29/2019, 1:42 AM

I think it's silly. There's a male Blaise who's an attorney in my rather large company, so it of course hasn't held him back professionally, but it still doesn't sound professional at all. I personally think it's better suited to a dog or a horse.

Not really a fan. It's one of those word names that don't seem substantial enough as a name to me.

You mean, like the stripe on a horse's nose? Or a sudden fire? Enough said!

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Illogically though, I do like Blaise, as in Pascal. I don't think I could get away with it in a non-Francophone environment, though.

Not my cup of tea, but there's nothing wrong with the name. Dunno if I prefer Blaise or Blaze though.

It makes me think of a destructive fire or someone smoking a joint. Definitely not a fan. Plus, it looks cheapened compared to the spelling of 'Blaise'
I don't care for the name at all but the spelling of 'Blaise' at least looks better.

Even worse than Blaise, a name I'm not a fan of since it means "lisping".

I think it's tacky.

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Blaise is not as bad.

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I do like Blas though.

GP only, maybe a MN. I like it in itself, but it's hard to take seriously IRL.