This surname of BLOSCH was a Swiss, Polish and German, medieval given name BLAISE, originally rendered in the Latin form BLASIUS. This is an old family name originally a byname for someone with some defect, either of speech or gait. The name was borne by a Christian saint martyred in Armenia in 316, whose cult achieved wide popularity, in particular as the patron saint of carders, by virtue of the fact that he was 'carded to death' i.e. his flesh was scraped off in small pieces with metal combs. Surnames which were derived from ancient Germanic personal names have the same meaning in many languages. The court of Charlemagne (Charles the Great, king of the Franks (742-814) was Christian and Latin speaking). The vernacular was the Frankish dialect of Old High German, and the personal names in use were Germanic and vernacular. These names were adopted in many parts of northwest Europe, particularly among the noble ruling classes. Hereditary surnames were found in Germany in the second half of the 12th century - a little later than in England and France. It was about the 16th century that they became stabilized. The name has numerous variant spellings which include BLAASE, BLASIUS, BLOSS, BLOSE and BLESS. A notable member of this name is BIAS (6th century BC) native of Priene in Ionia, famous for his pithy sayings and one of the 'Seven Wise Men' of Greece. In the Middle Ages heraldry came into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to distinguish the armoured warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries of Western Europe. |
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