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I'm going to be in the minority here, but I adore Blanche.
I first fell in love with it in a museum. There was an old, banged up coronet in a display case. It came with a young princess named Blanche upon her betrothal to a local prince / king in the 1200s (or close thereto). Suddenly the name became real for me. I pictured a pretty, vulnerable young woman traveling far from home to marry a man she'd never seen. The pathos of it all hit home. All of those feelings are now in the name Blanche for me. I used to think it was harsh sounding in English. But now I love it.
And then there's Blanche DuBois, from "A Streetcar Named Desire." If the name Stella can have a comeback I don't see why Blanche shouldn't at least get an open hearing. I love names dripping with Southern elegance.
On top of all of that, there are associated names like Blanchefleur and the Spanish form, Blanca. I'm not so crazy about Italian Bianca though. Now that one still sounds harsh to my ears.
Blanche Honeysuckle is my stock combo, GP that it is. But I could see a more realistic combo in Blanche Isadora / Isidora, Blanche Isolde or Blanche Audrey. Blanche Matilda brings out her medieval roots as well.
Hold the phone. Blanche Melanie! "A Streetcar Named Desire" meets "Gone with the Wind." White meets black/dark. Can I get a shout out for Blanche Melanie?
I first fell in love with it in a museum. There was an old, banged up coronet in a display case. It came with a young princess named Blanche upon her betrothal to a local prince / king in the 1200s (or close thereto). Suddenly the name became real for me. I pictured a pretty, vulnerable young woman traveling far from home to marry a man she'd never seen. The pathos of it all hit home. All of those feelings are now in the name Blanche for me. I used to think it was harsh sounding in English. But now I love it.
And then there's Blanche DuBois, from "A Streetcar Named Desire." If the name Stella can have a comeback I don't see why Blanche shouldn't at least get an open hearing. I love names dripping with Southern elegance.
On top of all of that, there are associated names like Blanchefleur and the Spanish form, Blanca. I'm not so crazy about Italian Bianca though. Now that one still sounds harsh to my ears.
Blanche Honeysuckle is my stock combo, GP that it is. But I could see a more realistic combo in Blanche Isadora / Isidora, Blanche Isolde or Blanche Audrey. Blanche Matilda brings out her medieval roots as well.
Hold the phone. Blanche Melanie! "A Streetcar Named Desire" meets "Gone with the Wind." White meets black/dark. Can I get a shout out for Blanche Melanie?
This message was edited 3/28/2012, 10:02 AM
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