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What does Blanche mean?
Blanche 
▼ as a girls' name is of Old French and Old German origin, and the meaning of Blanche is "white, pure". Originally a nickname for a blonde, "blanc". It became associated with whiteness as in purity, and beauty. It was introduced into England as a given name by the Normans. Blanche DuBois is a character in Tennessee William's "A Streetcar Named Desire".
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Variations
VARIANTS Bellanca, Bianca▼, Blanca▼, Blanch▼, Blanka, Blinny, Branca
SEE ALSO Candida
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Blanche Raven (B.R.), ..
How popular is Blanche?
Blanche is a very prominent first name for women (#321 out of 4276, Top 7%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#20960 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Blanche was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its peak rank of #53 in the U.S. then, but is not listed currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Blanche are Bianca (#403 VIA LATEST LIST), Blanca (#1926), Blanch and Candida. Usage of these forms of Blanche was more pronounced during the years 1880-1889 (ADOPTION OF 0.6%) and is now much reduced (ADOPTION 0.1%, DOWN 90.9%).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Banee, Biancha, Blaine, Blaire▲, Blaise, Blaize, Blake▲, Blancha, Blanda, Blandine, Blane, Blase, Blayne, Blayre, Blaze, Blithe, Blondie, Blythe, Bolanile, Bracha, Brande, Brandee▼, Brandie▼, Brandye, Branice, Brannde (see Brandy), Byanca, Calanthe, Cleanthe, Clianthe (see Cliantha), Dianthe, Evanthe, Ianthe, Iolanthe, Jolanthe, Klianthe, Olathe, Xanthe and Yolanthe. These names tend to be less commonly used than Blanche.
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