Blanche
Blanche is a girl name of French origin, meaning White; pure.
What Blanche means
White; pure.
Blanche sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Blanche comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Blanche is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Blanche?
Blanche sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Blanche
Blanche spans French and light and brightness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Blanche
These share Blanche's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Lucien — Light.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Belle — Beautiful.
- Bernadette — Brave as a bear.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Sylvie — Of the forest.
- Amelie — Industrious and hardworking.
- Celine — Heavenly.
- Cosette — Little thing; victorious.