One researcher, however, thinks that blanc had also the meaning of "free" in Old French, and so the name would mean "free mesnil, free village", perhaps because the villagers had been freed from serfdom.
Seorang peneliti, mengira blanc juga memiliki arti "bebas" dalam Prancis lama, dan nama tersebut dapat berarti "mesnil bebas, desa bebas", mungkin karena warga desa telah dibebaskan dari perbudakan.