Branka ( sr-cyr, Бранка) is a

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...

female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

derived from the Slavic root ''bran'' – the same as in Branislav and

Branimir Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...

– with the meaning "to defend or protect". It can also be a version of the

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

name '' Branca'' meaning "white" (''Casablanca'' was originally called ''Casabranca''). The name ''Branka'' became popular in the territory of former

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

some hundred years ago. The name ''Branka'' may refer to:

People

Branka Katić Branka Katić ( sr-cyr, Бранка Катић; born 20 January 1970) is a Serbian actress known for appearing in the films ''Black Cat, White Cat'' and '' Public Enemies'', and the TV series ''Big Love''. Career Katić debuted in the film '' ...

(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

In fiction

* Branka, a character from the video game Dragon Age: Origins

Groups

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

Places

* Branka u Opavy, a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Branka, a village and administrative part of

Halže Halže (german: Hals) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Branka, Horní Výšina and Svobodka are administrative parts of Ha ...

in the Czech Republic

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