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Girl · Germanic, through French
Blanka
Say it: BLAHN-kah
Meaning
From French Blanche, from Germanic blank 'white, shining'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Brought to Bohemia by the French wife of Charles IV in the 14th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 73 babies given this name since 1981
- At its height in 1994, about 1 in 198,400 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Blanka |
|---|---|
| French | Blanche |
| Slovak | Blanka |
Famous bearers
- Blanche of Valois (Blanka z Valois), Queen of Bohemia
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.