Blažej is a
Czech
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** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
and
Slovak name. Błażej is a Polish name. It is a masculine given name derived from Latin ''Blasius'' (known in English as
Blaise, but it also appears as a surname (Czech and Slovak feminine: Blažejová). Notable people with the surname include:
Given name
Blažej
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Blažej Baláž (born 1958), Slovak artist
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Blažej Vaščák
Blažej Vaščák (born 21 November 1983) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Vaščák started his professional career with Slovakian side Košice. With the club he made 16 appearances in two season. I ...
(born 1983), Slovak footballer
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Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel (1677–1723), Czech-Italian architect
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Karel Blažej Kopřiva
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (or Karl Blasius Kopriva; 9 February 1756 in Cítoliby – 15 May 1785 in Cítoliby) was a Czech organist and composer from a family of musicians.
Life and career
Kopřiva studied first with his father, the composer ...
(1756–1785), Czech organist and composer
Błażej
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Błażej Augustyn
Błażej Augustyn (; born 26 January 1988) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Club career
Youth career
Augustyn began his youth career with SK Strzelinianka Strzelin in the late 1990s and rema ...
(born 1988), Polish footballer
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Błażej Janiaczyk
Błażej Janiaczyk (born 27 January 1983) is a Polish former racing cyclist, who professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the , , , , , and teams. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Major results
;2004
: 1st La Roue Tourangel ...
(born 1983), Polish racing cyclist
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Błażej Koniusz
Błażej Koniusz () (born 22 February 1988(PolishPolish Tennis Association website player listing - Błażej Koniusz) is a Polish tennis player.
Koniusz has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 445, achieved on 7 July 2008. He also ha ...
(born 1988), Polish tennis player
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Bernard of Wąbrzeźno
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno (, , born Błażej Pęcharek, ; 3 February 1575 – 2 June 1603) was a Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk from the Benedictine Abbey in Lubiń, Poland. He has been named as a candidate for beatification several time ...
, born Błażej Pęcharek (1575–1603), Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk
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Błażej Radler (born 1982), Polish footballer
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Błażej Telichowski
Błażej Telichowski (born 6 June 1984) is a Polish former professional Association football, footballer. Mainly deployed as a Defender (association football), defender, he switched to a Striker (association football), forward position in the fin ...
(born 1984), Polish footballer
Surname
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Franciszek Błażej
Captain Franciszek Błażej ( noms de guerre "Roman", "Bogusław") was born on 27 October 1907 in Nosówka, in Austrian Galicia. He was a professional officer of the Polish Army and participated in the Polish September Campaign. Some time in t ...
(1907–1951), Polish military commander
Fictional characters
*Arnošt Blažej, main character in ''
Hospital at the End of the City''
See also
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Blažek
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Blaha
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Czech masculine given names
Slovak masculine given names
Polish masculine given names
Czech-language surnames
Polish-language surnames