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What does Bianca mean?
Bianca 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced bee-AHNK-ah. It is of Italian origin, and the meaning of Bianca 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. The name Bianca can also be used as a short form of Biancaitian, a different name for the Japanese Buddhist Goddess Benzaiten, the known as the Goddess of knowledge, beauty, eloquence and art. Also form of Bellanca.
ENDS WITH -ca
ASSOCIATED WITH white, pure (virgin), musical (opera), stone (rock), peace, goddess, knowledge (wisdom)
Variations
VARIANTS Beonca, Beyonca, Biancha, Bianey, Bianka, Bionca, Blanca▼, Blancha, Blanche▼, Byanca
RELATED FORMS VIA BLANCHE Bellanca, Blanch▼, Blanka, Branca
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bianca Keziah (B.K.), ..
How popular is Bianca?
Bianca is a very popular first name for females (#710 out of 4276, Top 17%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#37640 out of 150436, Top 25%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Bianca entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its apex rank of #84 in the U.S. in 1990, and is at #403 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Bianca (#403 LAST YEAR) listed in the Top 2000 are Blanca (#1926), Bianka, Bionca, Blanch, Blanche and Candida. Usage of these relations of Bianca was widespread during the years 1880-1889 (USAGE OF 0.56%) and is now significantly less (USAGE 0.05%, 91% LESS), with versions like Blanche going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Bina, Blanda, Brana, Branda, Branka, Briana▼, Brianda▼, Brianna▼, Ciana, Cianna▼, Diana▼, Dianda, Dianna▼, Franca, Giana, Gianna▲, Jiana, Jianna, Kiana▼, Kianna▼, Liana▲, Lianna▲, Qiana, Riana, Rianna▼, Siana, Sianna, Tiana, Tianna▼, Viana and Vianca. These names tend to be less commonly used than Bianca.
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