Blanco as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Blanco

What is the meaning of the name Blanco ?

The baby name Blanco is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /ˈblaŋ.ko/; English: /ˈblæŋkoʊ/; respelling: BLAN-ko.

Blanco is Spanish in Origin.

Blanco is a Spanish masculine given name and very common surname meaning “white,” “fair,” or “bright.” It descends from Old French blanc, ultimately from Frankish blank “shining, white,” which entered Iberian Romance in the early medieval period; Late Latin blancus underlies the modern form. As a given name, Blanco carries associations of purity, clarity, and light, echoing its color-word origin in Spanish.

In medieval Iberia, Blanco first functioned as a descriptive byname for pale complexion or light hair, and it soon became hereditary as a surname. Use as a forename appears sporadically in Spanish and Latin American records, remaining uncommon today. Notable variants and cognates include the feminine Blanca; Portuguese Branco/Branca; Italian Bianco and Bianca; French Blanc and Blanche; and Catalan Blanc/Blanca. Related names by meaning include Albo/Albus and Alban. Colloquial diminutives in Spanish include Blanquito and, less often, Blancón.