Blanch
m.
Latin *blancus, Old English, Old French blanc, Old High German blanch, Middle High German blanc 'white, pale'.
The masculine form was always less common than the feminine form, Blanche.
- France
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- Middle French
- ◑ 1392 Blanchet MemBret-II col. 610;
1438 Blanchet favier 29
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Blanci (gen) BBC-Berg 32;
1285 Blanci (gen) Perugia1285 p. 153
- Spain
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- Catalan
- ● 1510 Blanch valencia1510 4782
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Blanch". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Blanch.