Branca

See also: branca and brâncă

Italian

Etymology

From a nickname related to branca (“paw, claw, hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: Bràn‧ca

Proper noun

Branca m

1. a male given name

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Branca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 215.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
• Homophone: branca
• Hyphenation: Bran‧ca

Proper noun

Branca f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Blanche

Related terms

• Bianca