Bianca is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche.

Variants

* Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka ( Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Corsican, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Czech) * Blanca (French, English, Icelandic, Hungarian, Spanish)

People

Medieval period

:''In chronological order'' * Bianca Lancia (c. 1200–c. 1233), Italian noble * Bianca of Savoy (1337–1387), Lady of Milan by marriage * Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468), Duchess of Milan * Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Maximilian I *

Bianca Cappello Bianca Cappello (154820 October 1587) was an Italian noblewoman who was the mistress, and afterward the second wife, of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Her husband officially made her his consort. Coincidentally, the creation of t ...

(1548–1587), Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Modern era

A–K

* Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), Canadian tennis player * Bianca Atzei (born 1987), Italian singer * Bianca Balti (born 1984), Italian model * Bianca Beauchamp (born 1977), Canadian model * Bianca Belair (born 1989), American professional wrestler * Bianca Bianchi (1855–1947), stage name of Bertha Schwarz, German/Austrian opera soprano *

Bianca Bin Bianca Franceschinelli Bin (born 3 September 1990) is a Brazilian actress. Early life Bianca is from the city of Jundiaí in the interior of the State of São Paulo, and moved with three months of age to Itu, São Paulo, Itu, also in the inte ...

(born 1990), Brazilian actress *

Bianca Brandolini d’Adda Donna Bianca Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno (born 25 June 1987) is an Italian model, actress and socialite. Early life and family Bianca Brandolini d'Adda was born in Paris, France, to an ancient Venetian aristocratic family. Her fa ...

(born 1987), Italian socialite *

Bianca Butler Bianca Butler (born September 2, 1989 in Laguna Beach, California) is an American pair skater. She teamed up with Joseph Jacobsen in 2000. They were the 2007 US National junior silver medalists. They qualified for the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Fin ...

(born 1989), American ice skater * Bianca Byington (born 1966), Brazilian actress *

Bianca Carstensen Bianca Carstensen (born 1 September 1975) is a Danish rower. She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 200 ...

(born 1975), Danish rower * Bianca Castanho (born 1979), Brazilian actress * Bianca Chatfield (born 1982), Australian netball player *

Bianca Chiminello Bianca Chiminello (born 1976) is an Australian model and actress best known for her role as Jenavian Charto on the television series '' Farscape''. She is also known for her role in David Fincher's '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', s ...

(born 1976), Australian model and actress * Bianca Collins (born 1988), American actress * Bianca Comparato (born 1985), Brazilian actress *

Bianca Ferguson Bianca Ferguson (born February 11, 1955) is an American actress from Gary, Indiana. Ferguson is best known for playing Claudia Johnston Phillips on the soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 1978 to 1987. She was also married to the late former ...

, American actress *

Bianca Gascoigne Bianca Gascoigne (born 28 October 1986) is a British glamour model and television personality. Biography Personal life Born Bianca Jade Kyle on 28 October 1986, Gascoigne is the daughter of television personality Sheryl Gascoigne (née Failes) ...

(born 1987), British model and TV personality *

Bianca Gonzalez Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez-Intal (born March 11, 1983) is a Filipina television host and model. Hosting career Gonzalez first hosted ''GameChannel Extreme'' with Iya Villania, Chase Tinio and Aaron Mempin. Her first ever on-cam career in ...

(born 1983), Filipina TV personality * Bianca Jagger (born 1945), Nicaraguan actress, social and human rights advocate *

Bianca Kajlich Bianca Maria Kajlich ( ; born March 26, 1977) is an American actress. Kajlich has had starring and supporting roles in television and film including the role of Jennifer on the CBS comedy ''Rules of Engagement'' (2007–2013). Kajlich was an ac ...

(born 1977), American actress *

Bianca Kappler Bianca Kappler (born 8 August 1977) is a German long jumper. Biography Born in Hamburg, she finished ninth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals. At the 2005 European Ind ...

(born 1977), German long jumper * Bianca King (born 1986), Canadian–Filipina actress, model

L–Z

Bianca Lamblin Bianca Lamblin (born Bienenfeld; 1921 – 5 November 2011) was a French writer who had affairs with philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir for a number of years. In her book ''Mémoires d'une jeune fille dérangée'' (published in ...

(1921–2011), French writer * Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 1975), Australian field hockey player * Bianca Manalo (born 1987), Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder * Bianca Marroquín, Mexican actress * Bianca Lawson (born 1979), American actress * Bianca Netzler (cyclist) (born 1974), New Zealand cyclist representing Samoa *

Bianca Netzler (field hockey) Bianca Maree Netzler (born 27 May 1976 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is a female field hockey midfield player from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup in 1996. She was a member of ...

(born 1976), Australian field hockey player *Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (born 1968), Nigerian beauty queen, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman; wife of former Biafran President, Chukuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu *Bianca Răzor (born 1994), Romanian sprinter *Bianca Rinaldi (born 1974), Brazilian actress *Bianca Ryan (born 1994), American singer *Bianca Solorzano (born 1974), American TV journalist *Bianca Szíjgyártó (born 1981), Hungarian ice dancer *Bianca Tiron (born 1995), Romanian handballer *Bianca Umali (born 2000), Filipina actress, model *Bianca van Rangelrooy (born 1959), New Zealand artist *Bianca Weiß (born 1968), German field hockey player

Fictional characters

*Bianca (Othello), from William Shakespeare's play ''Othello'' *Bianca Minola, from William Shakespeare's play ''The Taming of the Shrew'' *Bianca Stratford, in the 1999 movie based on ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''10 Things I Hate About You'' *A character from ''Bianca e Fernando'', an 1828 opera by Vincenzo Bellini *Bianca, played by Mariah Carey in the video for her 1999 single "Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song), Heartbreaker" and in "Boy (I Need You)" *Bianca (That's So Raven), from the American TV series ''That's So Raven'' *Bianca Castafiore, recurring character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'' *Bianca DeSousa, in ''Degrassi'' *Bianca di Angelo, a minor character in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series by Rick Riordan *Bianca Jackson, from the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Bianca Montgomery, from the American soap opera ''All My Children'' *Bianca Solderini, in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles *Miss Bianca, from ''The Rescuers (book), The Rescuers'' books by Margery Sharp and the animated films ''The Rescuers'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under'' *Bianca Erdmann, a pre-pubescent nymphomaniac in Thomas Pynchon's novel ''Gravity's Rainbow'' *Bianca Reyes, mother of Jaime Reyes, Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) in the DC Comics continuum *Bianca Scott, from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Bianca, the name of Varric's crossbow in ''Dragon Age II'' *Bianca, an anatomically correct doll in ''Lars and the Real Girl'' *Bianca, from the movie ''Pokémon Heroes'' *Bianca, in ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' *List of Pokémon characters#Rivals, Bianca, rival character in ''Pokémon Black'' and ''White'' *Bianca, from the American TV series ''Henry Danger'' *Bianca Piper, from the book and movie ''The Duff'' *Bianca, from the TV series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' * Bianca Lussi, another main character from the TV series'' Maggie & Bianca: Fashion Friends *Bianca, a character and former villain from ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' *Bianca, from ''Dragon Quest'' *Bianca Dupree, from the 1987 cartoon ''Beverly Hills Teens''

References

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