Blanche

Pronounced in French it sounds soft and elegant: blawnsh😇

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Pronounced in English, however, it sounds terrible, I cannot, for the life of me, say it without sounding harsh: BLANCH👺.

In French it's alright, but the English pronunciation is harsh, horrendous and frankly quite plain. If you say you like the English pronunciation, you're certainly either deaf or lying to yourself, perhaps because you're a fan of the Golden Girls or because you think liking something French makes you sound sophisticated. When I first heard this name in a book, I thought it would be said the French way, but my mother corrected me and I was bewildered as to why someone would choose something like that for a child. In my 6th grade class, someone called Blanche was mentioned and everyone in the class agreed the name was strange and awful.
Don't get me wrong, I like the French language, but English pronunciation often spoils French words.
I much prefer Blanca.

I can’t imagine any lower-class people having this name.

Sounds like Bleach.

It's very elegant and classy.

I prefer Blanch, as opposed to Blawnsh, because Blawnsh reminds me of those exaggerated laughs only people with status and wealth or high-class cartoon villains can achieve, "Haw haw haw, you've fallen into my trap", it also sounds a bit too sophisticated opposed to the straight-forward Blanch. Blawnsh is still a nice pronunciation though, I just prefer Blanch over it.

I think pronounced the French way, it sounds vintage and sophisticated. It also makes a nice name for a white cat.

I like the French pronunciation better than the English.

Seemingly racist connotations between 'a streetcar' and the definition: white; which is common to French and the Latinate languages. I would personally avoid this one.

I like the French origin of this name, and it makes me think of the hilarious Blanche Devereaux from the Golden Girls.

Sounds like a dog name.

This actually is my name. I used to hate it as a kid because everyone judged it badly. As I grew older I became fond of it for being uncommon and unique. I'm still proud of it to this day. Such a lovely name.

I think it's lovely and sophisticated, but only in the French pronunciation. The English one sounds much harsher and uglier, while in French it sounds so smooth and suave.

My name is Blanche, and I had never heard the French pronunciation. Then March of 2015 I got to go to Paris to the Eiffel Tower. It was amazing! On the bus ride from the train station they had a stop, it was "Blanche" and the bus driver called out the stop and I got so excited to hear it pronounced that way! I was named after my grandma who died when I was six so I didn't have a lot of memories with her but my mom was very close to her mother being the only girl with 5 brothers. I am the youngest of 10... 7 girls 3 boys... and I got her name. I am so proud to have her name. But I have to agree it sounds so much better in french. Thanks for all the comments I read on here.

I never liked the English pronunciation of this name, because it's always made me think of ranch dressing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 is simple, elegant and beautiful. A timeless name.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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