Comments for the name Blanche

Blanche is one of my all time favorite names for a girl, only pronounced in French.

Blanche is the fallen southern belle of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Blanche was the name of a loose woman on "The Golden Girls."

Frankly I'm not very fond of this name, and I especially dislike the English pronunciation of it ("Blanch" just really throws it away). It sounds so plain and yet so overdone to me. "Blanca," the Spanish version of this name, sounds prettier to me.

Actually, this is just the feminine way of saying the color 'white'. The masculine way is 'blanc'. As far as I know, it has no connections to meaning 'fair'.

In response to echo_of_the_past, fair doesn't only mean "pretty" or "beautiful". It can mean light coloured, for example a very fair woman would probably look good, but also have rather pale skin. I hope I clarified that for you.

This is my middle name, after my grandmother. It's not very well known, and when people see my name as Lauren B., they always think it's Beatrice. IT'S NOT! I think it's okay for a middle name but I wouldn't want to be named this, no offense, grandma.

I never liked this name: it sounds so overdone and snobbish. It's the name of a greedy character in Jane Eyre.

This is a horrible name! Why would anyone do this to their child?

Considering that I've watched this British soap opera "Coronation Street" since I was a tot, and the Blanche on there is an interfering, nosy, grumpy old woman, it was only natural that I took an instant dislike to this name. I have thought it granny-ish and what-not, but now I've begun to like it, just as I have a lot of other 'older' names, such as Edith and Enid etc. It's become quite a fresh, young, attractive name to me now. It just seems to me that if you go around long enoguh saying 'Eurgh, I hate that name' you will begin to change your mind. So keep your options open! - I think this be a rockin' name for a kid.

When I was in kindergarten, I loved the show "The Golden Girls" and Blanche was my favorite character. Which is probably why I'm in the minority when I say that I like the name.

Blanche is beautiful when pronounced in French. I named my daughter Blanche after the heroine of a French Canadian book, Les Filles de Caleb.

It sounds quite pretentious in either pronunciation. It's a French word, though, so it should be pronounced in the French way, don't you think? The English one just makes it seem like oh, once again, people pick a name, or more like a WORD, kind of like Bijou, in French, because they think it sounds so elegant and classy, but they have no clue how to pronounce it. But the French pronunciation sounds really elitist and snobby, and it's a word for a very common color anyway.

I love love this name, I named my first daughter this and she turned 2 today! I speak French to her so for the longest time she would pronounce her name 'bébé', like baby. So adorable.

It's a nice name, but I hate the English pronunciation.

Blanche Ingram is a character in Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre.

Snow White's name is Blanche-Neige in French.

Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.

Blanche is simple, elegant and beautiful. A timeless name.

Blanche is really pretty--when pronounced the FRENCH way. The English pronunciation is absolutely horrid: "Blaaaaanch." I'm sorry, but that sounds like someone being sick. "Blawnsh" (French), however, is quite beautiful. I particularly like names derived from Blanche, or combined from Blanche and something else--like Blanchette or Blanchefleur.

Blanche Brier is one of the main characters in the Fairy Tale Novels series by Regina Doman. She is a modern-day character who correlates both with Snow White in "Snow White and Rose Red" and Snow White in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves".

Blanche de la Force is the main character in the novel The Song at the Scaffold by Gertrud von de Fort. I think it may have been a play or movie at some time as well.

Blanche "Betty" Stuart Scott was among the first female aviators in the United States. She was the first female test pilot in the US, and the second woman to drive an automobile across the country, in 1910. She was also the first woman to fly in a jet airplane, in 1948. Go Blanche go!

In 1894, Blanche Douglass Leathers became the first woman master and steamboat captain on the Mississippi River. She was known as "The Angel of the Mississippi".

This name is so ridiculous it's not even fair for an old lady to have. This name is said to mean "fair, white", but that's also another word for, or way of saying "blank". Makes perfect sense.

I love the name Blanche, however the English pronunciation is just terrible. I'm sorry, but seriously, BLANCH? The French pronunciation, BLAWNSH, sounds prettier. It was originally the nickname for a blonde, but I find it pretty for almost any girl.

I think it's a very classy name, despite being a bit harsh sounding. It sounds TERRIBLE in English, though. The French pronunciation is what captivates.

In the book Jane Eyre there's a character named Blanche Ingram.

Blanche was the oldest daughter of King Louis VIII of France and was named after her mother Blanca of Castile. She died young.

Blanche (1240-1243) was the oldest daughter of King Louis IX of France and his wife Margaret of Provence.

Blanche was also the name of another daughter of King Louis IX of France and his wife Margaret of Provence. She was named after her older, deceased sister.

Blanche was the name of a daughter of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainaut.

Blanche (1392-1409) was the oldest daughter of King Henry IV of England and his wife Mary.

Blanche was the oldest daughter of King Jean II of France and his second wife Jeanne.

Blanche (1328-1382) was the daughter of King Charles IV of France and his third wife Jeanne.

Blanche (1312-1358) was the daughter of King Philippe V of France and his wife Joan of Burgundy.

Blanche (1278-1305) was the daughter of King Philippe III of France and his second wife Maria.

Blanche (1290-1294) was the daughter of King Philippe IV of France and his wife Johanna.

I don't think it is a bad name, the only time i've heard it is in "The Golden Girls", and if you want to use this name,then use it