Blanda
See also: blanda
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Blanda.
Proper noun
Blanda (plural Blandas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blanda is the 36630th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 610 individuals. Blanda is most common among White (94.75%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blanda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.
Acehnese
Alternative forms
- Beulanda
Proper noun
Blanda
- Netherlands
Italian
Etymology
From a feminine form of Blando.
Proper noun
Blanda m or f by sense
- a surname
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈblan.da/, [ˈbɫ̪än̪d̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈblan.da/, [ˈblän̪d̪ä]
Proper noun
Blanda f sg (genitive Blandae); first declension
- A city in Lucania
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Blanda |
| Genitive | Blandae |
| Dative | Blandae |
| Accusative | Blandam |
| Ablative | Blandā |
| Vocative | Blanda |
| Locative | Blandae |
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Βλάνδα (Blánda)
References
- “Blanda”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Blanda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Blanda”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly