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 Bianka is a feminine given name in Hungarian, Polish, Slovak and German. People with this name * Bianka (singer) (born 1985), Russian and Belarusian singer * Bianka Buša (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player * Bianka Lamade (born 1982), Germa ...

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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, Hungarian, Slovak,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

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 Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, 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 Bianca Maria Visconti (31 March 1425 – 28 October 1468) was Duchess of Milan from 1450 to 1468 by marriage to Francesco I Sforza. She was regent of Marche during the absence of her spouse in 1448. She served as Regent of the Duchy of Milan duri ...

(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 Bianca Blair Crawford (born Bianca Nicole Blair; April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and a fitness and figure competitor. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bianca Belair, and ...

(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 Bianca Byington (born 23 October 1966) is a Brazilian actress. Biography At eleven years old, she began her career as a member of the choir, the first staging of the musical The acrobats, Chico Buarque. At thirteen, she filmed the feature fi ...

(born 1966), Brazilian actress * Bianca Carstensen (born 1975), Danish rower *

Bianca Castanho Bianca Castanho Pereira (born January 25, 1979 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian actress. Filmography Telenovelas *2014 ''Milagres de Jesus'' - Zima *2013 ''Dona Xepa'' - Beatriz Sampaio *2012 ''Rei Davi'' - Selima *2009 ''Prom ...

(born 1979), Brazilian actress *

Bianca Chatfield Bianca Chatfield (born 2 April 1982) is a former Australia netball international. Between 2001 and 2014 she made 59 senior appearances for Australia. Chatfield was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the 2007 World Netb ...

(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 Bianca Suzanne Collins (born August 17, 1988) is an American actress, curator, and writer. She is probably best known for her role as Patti Perez in the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'', and as Lulu in the Teen Nick program '' Gigantic''. Biog ...

(born 1988), American actress *

Bianca Comparato Bianca de Souza Mendes Comparato (born 19 November 1985) is a Brazilian actress and film director. She has starred in '' Como Esquecer'' in 2010, as well as ''A Menina sem Qualidades'' and '' Somos tão Jovens'', both in 2013, the latter for whi ...

(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 Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 29 May 1975) is an Australian field hockey international. She played in the 1998 World Cup-winning Australian team. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Langham-Pritchard was first selected in the Australian national women' ...

(born 1975), Australian field hockey player *

Bianca Manalo Pamela Bianca Ramos Manalo (born November 28, 1987) is a Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2009 winner, and represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2009, but she was unplaced. In ...

(born 1987), Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder *

Bianca Marroquín Bianca Marroquín is a Mexican musical theatre and television actress known for being the first Mexican actress to have a starring role on Broadway. She has performed in the musical ''Chicago'' for over twenty years and is one of the few actress ...

, Mexican actress * Bianca Lawson (born 1979), American actress *

Bianca Netzler (cyclist) Bianca Jane Netzler (born 14 July 1974, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand road cyclist who represented Samoa. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's road race. In 1998, she competed in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lump ...

(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 Bianca Denisa Răzor (born 8 August 1994) is a Romanian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres ...

(born 1994), Romanian sprinter * Bianca Rinaldi (born 1974), Brazilian actress * Bianca Ryan (born 1994), American singer *

Bianca Solorzano Bianca Solorzano (born March 21, 1974) is an American journalist. Early life and education Solorzano was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 21, 1974. She was raised in Miami, Florida. Solorzano obtained her Bachelor of Science degree with a ...

(born 1974), American TV journalist *

Bianca Szíjgyártó Bianka Szíjgyártó is a former Hungarian competitive ice dancer. She is a two time Hungarian national champion. With Szilárd Tóth, she won her 1st national title. The duo competed in the final segment at the 1997 European Figure Skating Champ ...

(born 1981), Hungarian ice dancer *

Bianca Tiron Bianca Elena Harabagiu (née: Tiron; born 31 May 1995 in Iași) is a Romanian handballer who plays for Gloria Buzău. References External links Profile on Liga Profesionistă de Handbal din România 1995 births Living people Sportspeop ...

(born 1995), Romanian handballer *

Bianca Umali Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali (; born March 2, 2000), professionally known as Bianca Umali, is a Filipino actress, television host, singer, dancer, and endorser. Early and personal life Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali was born on March ...

(born 2000), Filipina actress, model *

Bianca van Rangelrooy Bianca van Rangelrooy (born April 1959) is a New Zealand artist. Life Van Rangelrooy was born in Wellington, New Zealand and received her BFA from the University of Canterbury. She is known for her public art in government buildings in New Zeal ...

(born 1959), New Zealand artist *

Bianca Weiß Bianca Weiß (born 24 January 1968) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a c ...

(born 1968), German field hockey player

Fictional characters

* Bianca (Othello), from William Shakespeare's play ''Othello'' *

Bianca Minola Bianca Minola is a character in Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (c.1590–1594). Origin The play is similar to Don Juan Manuel's 14th-century Castilian tale of the "young man who married a very strong and fiery woman".Juan Manuel '' Libr ...

, 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 ''10 Things I Hate About You'' is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Gil Junger and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. The screenplay, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten ...

'' *A character from '' Bianca e Fernando'', an 1828 opera by

Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was a Sicilian opera composer, who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania". Many years later, in 1898, Giu ...

*Bianca, played by

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

in the video for her 1999 single "

Heartbreaker Heartbreaker(s) or The Heart Breaker(s) may refer to: Film and television *''The Heart Breakers'', a 1916 film starring Andrew Arbuckle *''The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff * ''Heartbreaker'' (1983 film), an American f ...

" and in "

Boy (I Need You) "Boy (I Need You)" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey, taken from her ninth studio album, ''Charmbracelet'' (2002). It was written by Carey, Justin Smith, Norman Whitfield and Cameron Giles, and produced by the former and Just Blaze. T ...

" *

Bianca (That's So Raven) ''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Sym ...

, from the American TV series ''That's So Raven'' * Bianca Castafiore, recurring character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'' *

Bianca DeSousa '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

, in ''Degrassi'' *

Bianca di Angelo A description of most characters featured in various mythology series by Rick Riordan. Overview List indicator(s) * A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the property or that the character's presence in the property has yet to ...

, a minor character in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series by Rick Riordan * Bianca Jackson, from the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Bianca Montgomery Bianca Montgomery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama ''All My Children''. Until Eden Riegel assumed the role, portraying the character from July 2000 to January 2010, the character was portrayed solely by child actresses: La ...

, from the American soap opera ''All My Children'' *

Bianca Solderini The following is a list of characters from Anne Rice's ''The Vampire Chronicles'', which began with the 1976 novel ''Interview with the Vampire''. The series primarily follows the antihero Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampi ...

, in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles *Miss Bianca, from '' The Rescuers'' books by

Margery Sharp Clara Margery Melita Sharp (25 January 1905 – 14 March 1991) was an English writer of 25 novels for adults, 14 children's novels, four plays, two mysteries, and numerous short stories. Her best-known work is ''The Rescuers'' series about a h ...

and the animated films '' The Rescuers'' and ''

The Rescuers Down Under ''The Rescuers Down Under'' is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 29th Disney animated feature film and the second movie to be produced during the Disney Ren ...

'' *Bianca Erdmann, a pre-pubescent nymphomaniac in Thomas Pynchon's novel '' Gravity's Rainbow'' *Bianca Reyes, mother of

Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) Jaime Reyes is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner, the character made his first appearance in ''Infinite Crisis'' #3 (February 2006). ...

in the DC Comics continuum *

Bianca Scott Bianca Scott is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Lisa Gormley. Gormley had recently graduated from NIDA when she secured the role of Bianca, who was introduced as the sister of fel ...

, 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 ''Lars and the Real Girl'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie. It stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, and Patricia Clarkson. The film follows Lars (Gosling) ...

'' *Bianca, from the movie ''

Pokémon Heroes ''Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias'' is a 2002 Japanese animated fantasy film, the fifth in the ''Pokémon'' series, the first to use digital ink and paint, the last to receive a North American theatrical release until '' Pokémon the Movie: I C ...

'' *Bianca, in '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' *

Bianca Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Co ...

, rival character in ''Pokémon Black'' and ''White'' *Bianca, from the American TV series ''

Henry Danger ''Henry Danger'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen that aired on Nickelodeon from July 26, 2014 to March 21, 2020. The series stars Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella Anders ...

'' *Bianca Piper, from the book and movie '' The Duff'' *Bianca, from the TV series ''

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural comedy television series that aired on Fox, and later on NBC. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...

'' * 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 previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a franchise of Japanese role-playing video games created by Armor Project (Yuji Horii), Bird Studio (Akira Toriyama) and Sugiyama Kobo (Koichi Sugiyama) to its publi ...

'' *Bianca Dupree, from the 1987 cartoon ''

Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animated children's television program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from September 21, 1987 through D ...

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