Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. BLAHNSH(French) BLANCH(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From a medieval French nickname meaning "white, fair-coloured". This word and its cognates in other languages are ultimately derived from the Germanic word *blankaz. An early bearer was the 12th-century Blanca of Navarre, the wife of Sancho III of Castile. Her granddaughter of the same name married Louis VIII of France, with the result that the name became more common in France.

Related Names

VariantBlanch(English)
Other Languages & CulturesBlanca(Catalan) Blanka(Croatian) Blanka(Czech) Branca(Galician) Bianka(German) Bianka, Blanka(Hungarian) Bianca(Italian) Bianka, Blanka(Polish) Branca(Portuguese) Bianca(Romanian) Blanka(Slovak) Blanka(Slovene) Blanca(Spanish)

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Entry updated June 9, 2023