{{other uses}} {{Infobox given name | name = Branca | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Female | meaning = "White" | region = | origin = | related names = Blanche, Bianca, Blanca | footnotes = }} '''Branca''' is a feminine given name. It means "white" in Portuguese<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/b/origin-and-meaning-of-branca.htm |title=MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Branca |access-date=2009-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107053444/http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/b/origin-and-meaning-of-branca.htm |archive-date=2009-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (it is a Portuguese cognate of the name Blanche).
==People with the surname== *Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara (1192–1240), Portuguese royal *Infanta Branca of Portugal (1259–1321), Portuguese nun *Giovanni Branca (1571–1645), Italian architect *Wilhelm von Branca (born 1844), German paleontologist and vulcanologist *Giulio Branca (1851–1926), Italian sculptor *Dona Branca (1902–1992), Portuguese con artist *Angelo Branca (1903–1984), Canadian judge *Vittore Branca (1913–2004), Italian philologist and critic *Toni Branca (1916–1985), Swiss racing driver *Ralph Branca (1926–2016), American baseball player *Glenn Branca (1948–2018), American composer *John Branca (born 1950), American lawyer *Daniel Branca (1951–2005), Argentine artist *Eliseo Branca (born 1957), Argentine rugby player *Marco Branca (born 1965), Italian football player
==See also== *Branka, a feminine given name *Bianca, a feminine given name *Bianka, a feminine given name *Blanca (given name), a feminine given name *Blanka (given name), a feminine given name
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