"Blanche" meaning in English

See Blanche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Old French blanc (“white”). The surname originated as a nickname, or as a matronymic. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fro|blanc|t=white}} Old French blanc (“white”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Blanche
  1. A female given name from French. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Blanca (Catalan), Ꮖ̃ᎴᏅᏥ (quãlenvtsi) (Cherokee), 布蘭奇 (Chinese Mandarin), 布兰奇 (Bùlánqí) [feminine] (Chinese Mandarin), Blanka (Czech), Bianka (Czech), Běla (Czech), Blanca (Dutch), Blanche (French), Branca (Galician), Bianka (German), Blanka (German), Bianka (Hungarian), ᑉᓛᓐᑦᔅ (plaants) (Inuktitut), Bianca (Italian), Blanca (Latin), Blanka [feminine] (Polish), Branca [feminine] (Portuguese), Blanca (Romanian), Bianca (Romanian), Бланка (Blanka) (Russian), Blanka (Slovak), Bianka (Slovak), Blanka (Slovene), Blanca (Spanish), Blanchi (Swahili), Blanka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Blanche-en-name-hUzjMuTL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 96 4
  2. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Blanche-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Blanch Related terms: Bianca

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