The first name Blanche

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About the first name Blanche

Meaning

The name Blanche traditionally means “white,” “fair,” or “bright”.

Historical origin

The name Blanche comes from an old Germanic and then Romance adjective meaning “white, bright”.

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Blanche belongs to the broad heritage of medieval names carried from Europe to New France.

Pronunciation:blanchbl.ɑ̃ʃ

Frequency of the first name Blanche by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Blanche by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BlancheLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Blanche in baptisms by year.5037251201705176218191876193319901705–1709 1 baptisms1775–1779 2 baptisms1780–1784 2 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1815–1819 1 baptisms1825–1829 1 baptisms1830–1834 1 baptisms1850–1854 1 baptisms1860–1864 1 baptisms1865–1869 1 baptisms1875–1879 3 baptisms1880–1884 5 baptisms1885–1889 18 baptisms1890–1894 24 baptisms1895–1899 29 baptisms1900–1904 30 baptisms1905–1909 15 baptisms1910–1914 15 baptisms1915–1919 15 baptisms1920–1924 9 baptisms1925–1929 5 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 1 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms

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