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Boy · Latin, through Galician
Brais
Say it: BRAIS
Meaning
Galician form of Blaise, from Latin Blasius, probably 'lisping'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Popular in Galicia in recent decades.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 18 babies given this name since 2015
- At its height in 2015, about 1 in 273,400 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Blas |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Brás |
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.