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It's easier for me to take seriously than Slade or Wilder, but I still think of wildfires.

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It seems about as unisex as Blaine, Sage, or Rebel would be...the vibe I get from it is kind of like those names added together and then divided by 3.

This message was edited 5/31/2020, 1:02 PM

I associate it strongly with Blaise which I prefer which may contribute some to me seeing it as masculine, but it honestly seems like a total macho name to me. Like the kind that's trying too hard to be cool.

Blaze seems masculine to me because Blaise is masculine, and the sound is kind of masculine?

I think it's hilarious. Strong stoner vibes indeed. I'm more okay with it on a girl because it's more straightforward like this. On a boy I'd be confused if the parents were stoners or just didn't know how to spell Blaise or both xD

Ha, I think it's comically masculine. It's like, a modern virtue name. Thinking of it as a virtue name is cracking me up. I'm imagining a little hell raiser named Blaze sitting next to little Sin-not and Die-well.

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I can't imagine it on a girl.

I'd think the parents were stoners.

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I know a female Blaise and I really like it. That spelling is great for any gender. Blaze is just tacky, like you're trying too hard to give your kid a "cool" name. It also seems toxically masculine to me. I guess it might be better on a girl.

Probably because it sounds like an English version of Blaise, as in Pascal.

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And spelling does make a difference! I like Blaise a lot, male only of course, and Blaze not at all, except perhaps for one of those horses with a white stripe down the nose. In which case it'd be unisex.

It's a GP for me. I think it's a very masculine name. I can't even begin to imagine this on a girl.

There was a Blaze on the local news a while back who unfortunately met quite a sad end, but he was such a great kid that it really endeared me to the name.

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I don't see it as a girl's name at all as it evokes really masculine imagery like muscle cars with flame decal on them.

This message was edited 5/30/2020, 9:31 PM

So I feel it necessary to elaborate on this post now after responding to the other one lol

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It’s funny, I’ve never met a female Blaze (or a male one, for that matter) besides the one I know...she spells it Blaize. I think Blaise may be part of her father’s name. She’s an amazing person so I have positive associations to it.

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But even if I didn’t know her, I’d like it because I have this thing for names with ‘z’s in them plus I like the fiery meaning of it (the good kind of fire). I like it for either sex.

Incredibly tacky, plus the “blazing = smoking weed” slang doesn’t make it better. I much prefer Blaise for a boy and Blair(e) for a girl.

I don't like it at all, I've only seen it for a boy