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The meanings you are putting forth are really stretching etymology. Coming up with your own definition is fine (although many people would debate that) but until it has a long term use with a different meaning, its not really noteworthy etymologically speaking. For example, there are a myriad of meanings for Blaze so how do you know that every single person using it is referring to fire or light. They could be referring to any one of these definitions:

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noun
1.a very large or fiercely burning fire.
2.used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for “hell”

verb
1.burn fiercely or brightly.
2.(of a gun or a person firing a gun) fire repeatedly or indiscriminately.
3.achieve something in an impressive manner.

blaze2/blāz/
noun
1.a white spot or stripe on the face of a mammal or bird.
2.a mark made on a tree by cutting the bark so as to mark a route.

verb
1.set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer.
2.mark out a path or route.

blaze3/blāz/
verb
(of a newspaper) present or proclaim (news) in a prominent, typically sensational, manner.

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In addition, saying Blaze means "to blaze a trail" is completely off target. If you were to add a meaning for Blaze in a modern sense it would be strictly dictionary definition, not an elaborated phrase. Thats why you see actual phrase names like Jesus-Is-Christ and Bread-of-Life, and Tallulah-Does-the-Hula, because you can't know that a particular person wants Jesus to mean Jesus is Christ, or Bread means bread of life, or Tallulah actually means Tallulah does the hula.

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You can't simply add whatever etymology YOU like. This is a study, sort of like science. It evolves and progresses, but not without facts to back it up.

This message was edited 10/24/2014, 11:15 PM