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.
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Around the world
Branca has relatives in 5 languages.
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Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Branca
- Branca de Gonta ColaçoPortuguese writer (1880-1945)
- Branca Edmée MarquesPortuguese writer (1899-1986)
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