Blanchard

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Blanchard.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈblæn.tʃɑːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈblæn.tʃəɹd/
• Hyphenation: Blan‧chard

Proper noun

Blanchard (countable and uncountable, plural Blanchards)

1. A surname from French; variant form Blanshard.
   • 2012 December 9, Paris Lees, “Transgender people get a status update”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     That's cross-dressing to you and me and, according to [Ray] Blanchard and the APA, there are two types – fetishism and autogynephilia.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
   2. A census-designated place in Bonner County, Idaho.
   3. A minor city in Page County, Iowa.
   4. A town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
   5. An unorganized territory in Piscataquis County, Maine.
   6. An unincorporated community in Rolland Township, Isabella County, Michigan.
   7. A census-designated place in Atchison County, Missouri, next to Blanchard, Iowa, and also known as South Blanchard.
   8. A census-designated place in Traill County, North Dakota.
   9. A township in Hancock County, Ohio.
   10. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Hardin County, Ohio.
   11. A township in Putnam County, Ohio.
   12. A city in McClain County and Grady County, Oklahoma.
   13. An unincorporated community and coal town in West Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
   14. A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
   15. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas.
   16. A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Blanchardism
• Blanchardist
• Blanchard lathe

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blanchard”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.

French

Proper noun

Blanchard ?

1. a surname

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Blanchard.

Proper noun

Blanchard m or f by sense

1. a surname from French

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Blanchard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blanˈt͡ʃaɾd/ [blãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾð̞], /blanˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [blãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾd, -aɾ
• Syllabification: Blan‧chard

Proper noun

Blanchard m or f by sense

1. a surname from French