# Blanche

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #17,555

## Definitions
1. A female given name from French.
2. A surname from French.

## Etymology
From Old French blanc (“white”). The surname originated as a nickname, or as a matronymic.

## Easily confused with
- **branch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanche-vs-branch)
- **blanco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanche-vs-blanco)
- **branches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanche-vs-branches)
- **branched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanche-vs-branched)
- **blanc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blanche)
- **balance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balance-vs-blanche)
- **Bianchi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bianchi-vs-blanche)

## Common misspellings (11)
`balnche`, `bblanche`, `blacnhe`, `blancche`, `blanceh`, `blanchhe`, `blanhce`, `blannche`, `bllanche`, `blnache`, `lbanche`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blanche