Blanche (given name)

Blanche
	Blanche of Valois was one of several royal bearers of the name.
Gender	Primarily feminine
Origin
Meaning	White
Other names
Related names	Bianca, Blanca, Branca,; Blandine[citation needed], Blandina[citation needed]

Blanche is a feminine given name. It means "white" in French, derived from the Late Latin word "blancus".^[1]^[2] It possibly originated as a nickname or descriptive name for a girl with blonde hair or extremely fair skin. It has been in use since the medieval era, influenced by Blanche of Navarre and her descendants who married into European royal houses.

^ Katsev, Igor (2013). Origin and Meaning of Blanche. MFnames.com, 2013. Retrieved from http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/b/origin-and-meaning-of-blanche.htm Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Hanks, Patrick (2006). Blanche. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2006. Print ISBN 9780195081374. Ebook ISBN 9780195188417. Retrieved from http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-5358?rskey=xQs8Pm&result=5358.

[katsev-1] Katsev, Igor (2013). Origin and Meaning of Blanche. MFnames.com, 2013. Retrieved from http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/b/origin-and-meaning-of-blanche.htm Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine.

[dafn-2] Hanks, Patrick (2006). Blanche. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2006. Print ISBN 9780195081374. Ebook ISBN 9780195188417. Retrieved from http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-5358?rskey=xQs8Pm&result=5358.

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