Bianca
[ˈbiː.æŋ.kə]Meaning
Italian feminine name meaning "white", cognate of Blanche
Background Story
Bianca is the Italian cognate of Blanche, and the equivalent of the English name Blanche. Shakespeare used the name for characters in The Taming of the Shrew (1593) and Othello (1603). The German singer Freddy Breck's 1973 song Bianca boosted the name's popularity elsewhere in Europe, and it came to greater notice in the 1970s through public figures such as Bianca Jagger.
Related Names
Bianka
German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca
Branca
Italian for a claw or talon
Albina
Feminine form of the Latin name Albinus, from albus, "white"
Beebee
Bellissa
Benisa
A name of Italian origin.
Biddie
A given name; also spelled Biddy.
Blanca
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Blanche, from blanco, "white".
Bluna
Pamina
A character in the opera 'The Magic Flute' by Mozart, representing love and innocence