Branca
Italian
Etymology
From a nickname related to branca (“paw, claw, hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbran.ka/
- Rhymes: -anka
- Hyphenation: Bràn‧ca
Proper noun
Branca m
- a male given name
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Branca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 215.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
- Homophone: branca
- Hyphenation: Bran‧ca
Proper noun
Branca f (plural Brancas)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Blanche