Branka ( sr-cyr, Бранка) is a

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

female

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 ...

derived from the Slavic root ''bran'' – the same as in Branislav and

Branimir Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...

– with the meaning "to defend or protect". It can also be a version of the

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 ...

name ''

Branca Branca is a feminine given name. It means "white" in Portuguese (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– ...

'' meaning "white" (''Casablanca'' was originally called ''Casabranca''). The name ''Branka'' became popular in the territory of former

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

some hundred years ago. The name ''Branka'' may refer to:

People

Branka Katić Branka Katić ( sr-cyr, Бранка Катић; born 20 January 1970) is a Serbian actress known for appearing in the films ''Black Cat, White Cat'' and '' Public Enemies'', and the TV series ''Big Love''. Career Katić debuted in the film '' ...

(born 1970), Serbian actress *

Branka Nevistić Branka Nevistić (born 12 November 1968 in Duvno, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian television presenter and journalist. After moving to capital Belgrade at the age of 18, she started her journalism career in 1995 at now def ...

(born 1968), Serbian television presenter and journalist *

Branka Prpa Branka Prpa, (born 1953 in Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a historian, author, and former director of Belgrade's Historical Archives (''Istorijski arhiv Beograda''). Biography In 1972, against the wishes of her family, she left Split for ...

(born 1953), historian, author, and director of Belgrade’s Historical Archives

In fiction

* Branka, a character from the video game Dragon Age: Origins

Groups

* Branka, a splinter group of the Basque armed separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) led by

Txillardegi José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (27 September 1929 – 14 January 2012), better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Spanish linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the ...

from the 1960s to the 1970s

Places

Branka u Opavy Branka u Opavy is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Geography Branka u Opavy is located about south of Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opaw ...

, a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Branka, a village and administrative part of

Halže Halže (german: Hals) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Branka, Horní Výšina and Svobodka are administrative parts of Ha ...

in the Czech Republic

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