Message: "Re: Blanca" - Behind the Name

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Re: Blanca

by noel (glaucous)

1/9/2019, 11:27 AM

I'd say the opposite, that Bianca is nicer sounding and simpler.

The sound of Blanca reminds me of 'blank', and the meaning reinforces that. Also, Blanca seems like a word name to me, so the meaning of 'white' is an immediate/obvious association, and that alone would make me feel awkward using it. A meaning of white or blank could be conceptualized positively, but that's not my immediate reaction.

The meaning of 'white' for Bianca comes across as more abstract to me and doesn't bother me in the same way.

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- Perrine (Destry) +1

1/9/2019, 11:45 AM

I think 'bianca' is the word for 'white' (feminine form) in Italian so it is also equally obvious to me. I like Bianca too but the one I know got called Bibi and I am kind of happy that this is not as likely with Blanca. But I like them both :)

- noel (glaucous)

1/9/2019, 11:50 AM

I guess it'd depend where I lived. I wouldn't want to have a name that people around me would be likely to read as White. I know a lot of people who speak at least basic Spanish, but only a couple who speak Italian.

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