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The girl's name Bianca \bi(an)-ca\ is pronounced bee-AHNK-ah. It is of Italian origin, and its meaning is "white, pure". Variant of Blanche (French). The meek younger daughter in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", a courtesan in "Othello", and the subject of a song in a spin-off musical "Kiss Me, Kate". Also made famous by former Rolling Stone wife Bianca Jagger, who was a Nicaraguan fashion model, peace worker, and diplomat. The name is appropriate for a fair-haired baby. Blanca is the Spanish form. Bianca has 10 variant forms: Beonca, Beyonca, Biancha, Bianey, Bianka, Bionca, Blanca, Blancha, Blanche and Byanca. For more information, see also related names Vianna and Bellanca. Bianca is a very common first name for women (#710 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#38564 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census) Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Bianca. Compare Bianca with its variant forms and related girl names.
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