Branca

For other uses, see Branca (disambiguation).

Branca

Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	"White"
Other names
Related names	Blanche, Bianca, Blanca

Branca is a feminine given name. It means "white" in Portuguese[1] (it is a Portuguese cognate of the name Blanche).

People with the surname

• Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara (1192–1240), Portuguese royal
• Infanta Branca of Portugal (1259–1321), Portuguese nun
• Giovanni Branca (1571–1645), Italian architect
• Wilhelm von Branca (born 1844), German paleontologist and vulcanologist
• Giulio Branca (1851–1926), Italian sculptor
• Dona Branca (1902–1992), Portuguese con artist
• Angelo Branca (1903–1984), Canadian judge
• Vittore Branca (1913–2004), Italian philologist and critic
• Toni Branca (1916–1985), Swiss racing driver
• Ralph Branca (1926–2016), major league baseball pitcher
• Glenn Branca (1948–2018), American composer
• John Branca (born 1950), American entertainment lawyer
• Daniel Branca (1951–2005), Argentine artist
• Eliseo Branca (born 1957), Argentine rugby union player
• Marco Branca (born 1965), Italian International footballer

See also

• Branka, a feminine given name
• Bianca, a feminine given name
• Bianka, a feminine given name
• Blanca (given name), a feminine given name
• Blanka (given name), a feminine given name

References

1. "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Branca". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-03-07.