Is Blanca a male or female?

Blanca is a female name and female form of the Spanish word for white, while Blanco is the male form. In Spanish, adjectives have gender, blanco is masculine, blanca is feminine. As a given name, Blanca is exclusively female, used in Spain, Mexico, and Latin America, meaning white, fair, or pure. For example, Blanca is a common female name in Spanish-speaking countries, similar to Blanche in French or Bianca in Italian, all meaning white and all female. The male equivalent would be Blanco as a surname, but not commonly as a first name for men. As a surname, Blanco can be held by both men and women, but as a first name, Blanca is female. For example, Blanca Suárez is a Spanish actress, Blanca Soto is a Mexican actress, both female. In English-speaking countries, Blanca is also used as a female name among Hispanic communities. So if you meet someone named Blanca, she is female. The name implies fairness, purity, or white complexion, and is often associated with snow, as in Blanca Nieves, which is Spanish for Snow White. So Blanca is female, Blanco is male as an adjective or surname, but as a first name Blanca is always female.