Branka
Branka is a Serbo-Croatian female given name derived from the Slavic root bran – the same as in Branislav and Branimir – with the meaning "to defend or protect". It can also be a version of the Portuguese name Branca meaning "white". The name Branka became popular in the territory of former Yugoslavia some hundred years ago.
The name Branka may refer to:
People
- Branka Katić, Serbian actress
- Branka Nevistić, Serbian television presenter and journalist
- Branka Prpa, historian, author, and director of Belgrade’s Historical Archives
- Branka Raunig, Bosnian archaeologist, prehistorian, and museum curator
In fiction
- Branka, a character from the video game Dragon Age: Origins
- Moe the bartender from the animated TV sitcom The Simpsons had a Macedonian grandmother he called "Baba Branka."
Groups
- Branka, a splinter group of the Basque armed separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna 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 in the Czech Republic