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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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.

England
Middle French
◑ 1573 Blancet WCS p. 8
France
Middle French
◑ 1392 Blanchet MemBret-II col. 610; 1438 Blanchet favier 29
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Blanci (gen) BBC-Berg 32; 1285 Blanci (gen) Perugia1285 p. 153
◑ 1521 Biancholini (gen) VitAs2 VI
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Blanch valencia1510 4782
Wales
Welsh
● 1582 Blanch RegCon1 p. 36
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Blanch". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Blanch.