Given name & surname

Branca

“paw, claw, hand”

Branca is a masculine given name. It is used in Italian and Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Branca goes back to a word meaning “paw, claw, hand.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Branca’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Branca shares an earlier linguistic root with Bianca. In Portuguese usage, Branca has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Blanka. In Portuguese usage, Branca has a conventional equivalent in the German form Bianca.

Walk Branca’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Branca has relatives in 5 languages.

Czech

4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Branca

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