Bianca

White, in Italian

Bianca is a female given name of Italian origin meaning "white." It appears in Shakespeare's *Othello* and *The Taming of the Shrew*, giving it a literary association.

The name has remained moderately popular in English-speaking countries: Bianca was the prettiest girl in school.

Uranian

Ariel

Airy supernatural being

  • OberonFairy king's name
  • TitaniaFae monarch, celestial body
  • PuckShakespearean mischief-making sprite

Ophelia · Cordelia · Desdemona · Juliet · Portia · Rosalind · Cressida · Belinda · Miranda · Caliban

name

Italian

Of or from Rome's country

pure · Shakespeare · Taming of the Shrew · Othello · popular · classic · elegant · romantic

Othello

handkerchief

Pocket cloth for sniffles

  • DesdemonaVenetian bride wrongly murdered
  • jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
  • CyprusMediterranean island nation

Iago · mistress · courtesan · Michael · Shakespeare · tragedy · innocence · suspicion · Emilia · Venice

Categories
Opposites
etymological meaning (color)

BiancaMelanie

Feminine name, Greek origin

Ciara · Kiera · Ebony · Raven · Layla

shakespearean character contrast (othello)

BiancaIago

Emilia · Desdemona · Othello

Phrases
Family

blanket, blank, blanch, blancmange, Blanche

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G