Branka ( sr-cyr, Бранка) is a Serbo-Croatian 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 Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements bran ...

and Branimir – with the meaning "to defend or protect". It can also be a version of the Portuguese 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 (1259–1 ...

'' meaning "white" (''Casablanca'' was originally called ''Casabranca''). The name ''Branka'' became popular in the territory of former Yugoslavia some hundred years ago. The name ''Branka'' may refer to:

People

* Branka Katić (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 defunc ...

(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 Be ...

(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 in the Czech Republic

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