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

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Blanche

Related terms

Bianca

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