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Blanche
Blanche
/
blæntʃ, blɑntʃ
/
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[
blanch, blahnch
]
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noun
a female given
name
: ultimately from a Germanic
word
meaning “white.”
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Blanche
fem. proper name, from Fr. Blanche, from O.Fr. blanc "white," of Germanic origin (see
blank
). A fairly popular name for girls born in the U.S. from about 1880 to 1900.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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