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Gender Feminine
Usage Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Meaning & History
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars try to link this name to Breton bleiz "she-wolf", while others see a connection with Breton plezh "plat; braid"; the second part of the name is a diminutive suffix.
Either way, from the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be linked with a Catholic saint, Plezou was used as a feminine quasi-equivalent of Saint Blaise.
Either way, from the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be linked with a Catholic saint, Plezou was used as a feminine quasi-equivalent of Saint Blaise.