Branca 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" in

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

(it is a Portuguese cognate of the name Blanche).

People with the surname

Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara Branca of Portugal (1198 – Guadalajara, c. 1240; ; ) was a Portuguese ''infanta'' (princess), eighth child of Portuguese King Sancho I and Dulce of Aragon, was probably the twin sister of Berengaria, she was raised in the court with her ...

(1192–1240), Portuguese royal * Infanta Branca of Portugal (1259–1321), Portuguese nun *

Giovanni Branca Giovanni Branca (22 April 1571 – 24 January 1645) was an Italian engineer and architect, chiefly remembered today for what some commentators have taken to be an early steam turbine. Life Branca was born on 22 April 1571 in Sant'Angelo in Liz ...

(1571–1645), Italian architect *

Ascanio Branca ''Ascanio'' is a grand opera in five acts and seven tableaux by composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The opera's French libretto, by Louis Gallet, is based on the 1852 play ''Benvenuto Cellini'' by French playwright Paul Meurice which was in turn based ...

(1830–1903), Italian politician and Minister of Finance *

Wilhelm von Branca Carl Wilhelm Franz von Branca Until 1895: Wilhelm Branco; 1895-1907: Wilhelm von Branco (9 September 1844 – 12 March 1928) was a German geologist and paleontologist. Biography Von Branca was born in Potsdam. After having been an officer, ...

(born 1844), German paleontologist and vulcanologist *

Giulio Branca Giulio Branca (December 15, 1851 – February 28, 1926) was an Italian sculptor, active mainly in Milan. He was born in Cannobio, a Piedmont town on Lago Maggiore. As a boy, he showed inclination to become an artist. His father Lodovico wanted hi ...

(1851–1926), Italian sculptor *

Angelo Branca Angelo Branca (March 21, 1903 – October 3, 1984) was a judge in British Columbia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeal from 1963 until 1978, a prominent Italian-Canadian leader, especially of the Vancouver Italian community, and a Canadian amate ...

(1903–1984), Canadian judge *

Vittore Branca Vittore Branca (9 July 1913 in Savona – 28 May 2004 in Venice) was a philologist, literary critic, and Italian academic. He was a professor emeritus of Italian literature at the University of Padua until his death in 2004, and one of the most a ...

(1913–2004), Italian philologist and critic *

Toni Branca Antonio Branca (15 September 1916, Sion, Switzerland – 10 May 1985, Sierre, Switzerland) was a Formula One driver from Switzerland who competed in three World Championship races. His motor racing career was allegedly financed by an admiring Belgi ...

(1916–1985), Swiss racing driver *

Ralph Branca Ralph Theodore Joseph "Hawk" Branca (January 6, 1926 – November 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1944 through 1956. Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944� ...

(1926–2016), major league baseball pitcher * Glenn Branca (born 1948), American composer *

John Branca John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(born 1950), American entertainment lawyer * Daniel Branca (1951–2005), Argentinian artist *

Dona Branca Maria Branca dos Santos, more commonly referred to as "'' Dona''" Branca (1902–1992), was a Portuguese criminal known chiefly for maintaining a Ponzi scheme in Portugal between 1970 and 1984 that paid a ten percent monthly interest. During ...

, 20th-century Portuguese con artist *

Marco Branca Marco Branca (born 6 January 1965) is an Italian former professional football striker who was, until February 2014, sporting director of Serie A club Internazionale. Club career Early career Born in Grosseto, Branca started his playing career ...

(born 1965), Italian International footballer

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