Bianca - Name Meaning and Origin

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 popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Bianca. Click here to compare Bianca with related baby names.