BLANCHE  

Gender: F
Origin: French
Meaning: "white"

Originally a nickname for a blonde, Blanche was in style a century ago, then became a faded Southern belle, now might be preparing for revival.

Variations:
Blanchette

Blanche is being discussed in our message boards:

• Build a sibling set together!
• Names somehow related to Whitney?
• Build a Name Together
• Winter names for girls???
• Southern baby girl name

Read Nameberry blog posts about Blanche:

• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again
• MIXED-MARRIAGE NAMES
• ROMANCING THE NAME: MELISSA TO MELISANDE
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO
• CHRISTMAS NAMES BEYOND NICHOLAS AND NOEL