Italian cognate of Blanche. Shakespeare used characters named Bianca in 'Taming of the Shrew' (1593) and 'Othello' (1603). Bianca is an Italian variant of Blanche. Blanche originates in Germanic languages and means "the white one". Some sources suggest the name might have become popular due to its connotation of a skin white as milk, which was considered a mark of female beauty in medieval times. Possibly due to that, Blanche was a popular name within royalty for many centuries.
Bianca Related Names Variant:, Bianka Other Languages: Bianka (German), Bianka (Hungarian), Bianka (Polish)
