Spanish

Blanca

Pronounced BLAHN-kahShare

Meaning: White

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Blanca is the Spanish and Catalan counterpart of Blanche. Its meaning is white; associations such as innocence or purity are interpretations rather than additional literal roots.

Nicknames

  • Blanqui
  • Blanquita

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Blanca comes from Spanish.

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