English translation/equivalent: Blanda

Origin: Derived from the Latin blandus "tame, gentle, docile," perhaps taken from the Gaul, first a nickname and then a common name in the Imperial age.

Name Day/Onomastico: June 2—in memory of the maiden St. Blanda, martyred in 177.

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