Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage French Pronounced Pron. /lə.blɑ̃/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "the white" in French, from blanc "white". The name referred to a person who was pale or whose hair was blond. Related NamesDetails RootblancVariantsBlanc, Blanchet, Blanchett(French) Blanchette(French (Quebec)) Other Languages & CulturesBianchi, Bianco(Italian) Blanco(Spanish) Categories colors, hair, pale, white