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Branka

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Gender
  
female

Meaning
  
"white"

Word/name
  
Latin

Alternative spelling
  
Bronka

Language(s)
  
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Portuguese

Region of origin
  
former Yugoslavia, Portugal, Brazil (spelled with 'C' instead of 'K')

Branka (Cyrillic script: Бранка) is Serbian and Croatian version of the Portuguese name Branca meaning white (Casablanca was originally called Casabranca). The name Branka became popular in the territory of former Yugoslavia some hundred years ago. There are few names of Slavic origin with the same root Bran – Branislava, Branimir – however their meaning is "to defend or protect". The name Branka may refer to:

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People

  • Branka Katić (born 1970), Serbian actress
  • Branka Nevistić (born 1968), Serbian television presenter and journalist
  • Branka Prpa (born 1953), historian, author, and director of Belgrade’s Historical Archives
  • Branka a character from video game Dragon Age

    • Groups

  • Branka, a splinter group of the Basque armed separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) led by Txillardegi from the 1960s to the 1970s

    • References

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