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Italian

Bianca

Pronounced bee-AHN-kuhShare

Meaning: White

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 3 syllables

The story

Bianca is the Italian counterpart of Blanche. Its color meaning is white; purity is a symbolic association, not a separate literal translation. Shakespeare used it for characters in two plays.

Nicknames

  • Bee
  • Bia
  • Bibi

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Bianca comes from Italian.

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