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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish (Błażek) : from a pet form of the personal name Błażej, a vernacular form of Blasius.
  • Czech and Slovak (Blažek) : from a pet form of the personal name Blažej, Czech and Slovak form of Blasius, or a pet form of an Old Czech personal name formed with Blaži-, such as Blažislav or Blažibor.
  • Croatian (northwestern Croatia) and Slovenian (western and eastern Slovenia) (all Blažek) : from a pet form of the personal name Blaž, Latin Blasius.

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