What does Blanco mean?

Blanco means white in Spanish, and is one of the most common words in Spanish. Blanco is both an adjective meaning white and a noun meaning a white person or a blank or target. As an adjective, blanco describes something that is white in color, as in casa blanca meaning white house, papel blanco meaning white paper, or vino blanco meaning white wine. The feminine form is blanca, as in camisa blanca meaning white shirt. As a noun, el blanco means the white color or a white person, and un blanco can mean a blank space or a target, as in en blanco meaning blank, like página en blanco meaning blank page, or dar en el blanco meaning to hit the target. As a surname, Blanco is one of the most common Hispanic surnames, held by millions of people in Spain, Mexico, and Latin America, originally given as a nickname for someone with white hair, pale skin, or who wore white clothing, or who lived in a white house. Famous people include Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican soccer star, and Benny Blanco, American producer. As a brand, BLANCO is a German sink company founded in 1925, named after founder Heinrich Blanc, where Blanc is German for white as well. So Blanco fundamentally means white in Spanish, referring to color, blankness, or a person with light features.