Blanch

Blanch
This name derives from the Old French "blanc" meaning "white" and was originally given as a nickname to someone with (prematurely) white hair or a pale complexion. The ultimate origin of the name is the Old High German "blanc" translating as "bright, shining or beautiful". The surname is first recorded towards the end of the 12th Century, (see below). In the 1273, Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire, the name is recorded respectively as Blaunche and Blanche. The spelling Blaunk appears in the "Letter Books of Cambridgeshire" (1293). On July 13th 1635 Elizabeth Blanch embarked from London on the ship, "Alice" bound for Virginia. She was one of the earliest recorded namebearers to enter America. The baptism of Sarah, daughter of Daniel Blanch, appears in the Registers of St. James' Church, Clerkenwell, London, - dated 1716. A Coat of Arms granted to a Blanch family is red, a cinquefoil pierced ermine, the Crest being a gold leopard's head guardant erased. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Nigellus Blanke, which was dated 1196, The Pipe Rolls of Leicestershire, during the reign of King Richard 1st, Richard the Lionheart, 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Blanch — Blanch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanching}.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blanch — Blanch, v. t. [See {Blench}.] 1. To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason, whereby every man might express his malice and blanch his danger. Bacon. [1913 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blanch — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Lesley Blanch (1904–2007), englische Schriftstellerin Stuart Yarworth Blanch (1918–1994), englischer Bischof Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Blanch (North Carolina) Blanch (Oklahoma) Siehe auch: Blanche …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Blanch — Blanch, v. i. To use evasion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Books will speak plain, when counselors blanch. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blanch — may refer to*Blanching, a form of cooking *Blanching (coinage), a method used to whiten metal *Blanch (medical), a physiologic phenomenon whereby the skin appears whitish because a transient ischemia is introduced *Blanch, North Carolina, an… …   Wikipedia

  • blanch — blanch; blanch·er; blanch·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • blanch — blanch, blench Blanch means first and foremost ‘to make (something) white’ (especially vegetables by dipping them in boiling water) and (intransitively) ‘to become pale’ (from fear, shock, embarrassment, etc.); a by form blench is also used in… …   Modern English usage

  • blanch — [blanch, blänch] vt. [ME blanchen < OFr blanchir < blanc, white: see BLANK] 1. to make white; take color out of 2. to make pale 3. to bleach (endive, celery, etc.) by earthing up or covering so as to keep away light and improve the… …   English World dictionary

  • Blanch — Blanch, v. i. To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in the sun. [1913 Webster] [Bones] blanching on the grass. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blanch — Blanch, n. (Mining) Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blanch — [bla:ntʃ US blæntʃ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: blanchir, from blanc white ] 1.) [T] to put vegetables, fruit, or nuts into boiling water for a short time ▪ Blanch the peaches and remove the skins. 2.) [i]literary to become pale… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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