Polish (Blazek): from a pet form of the personal
name Blazej, 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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