"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: {{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, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Inuktitut translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Inuktitut translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 96 4
  2. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Blanche-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Blanch Related terms: Bianca
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