Blanche
/blɑːnʃ/noun
A female given name and a French word meaning white or pale.
Did you know?Blanche ultimately descends from a Germanic root meaning “white/shining,” the same ancient color-root behind a whole family of brightness words across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*blankaz
“white, shining, bright”
Old High German
OHG
blanc
“white, shining, gleaming”
Old French
OF
blanc
“white”
Middle English
ME
blanche
“white; a white object or token”
Modern English
English
blanche
“a French female name or the French word for white”