Origin of my name
Hello,
I have always wondered where the spelling of my name came from. Alot of people just pronounce it as candice. My father was born and raised in Kentucky...hehe maybe he just couldn't spell.(joking). He spent alot of his army career in Korea and Germany. I know it couldn't have originated in Korea! Germany? I have no idea where he found my name. My mother is Korean. She is clueless as well. I have never come across another person with the spelling of my name. Though thanks to the internet, I know some people have the spelling of my name. Mostly I find the reactor (CANDUs)in canada. My whole name is Candus Sybil Chandler. any help you can offer is greatly appreciated. I know you are probably extremely busy. Even if you are not able to help me. Thanks for helping others research their first names.
Hope to hear from you!...:)
Sincerely,
Candus Chandler
P.S. I was born in 1971 if that helps.
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Hi Candus,your name is definitely not German. I guess it is a short form of Candidus which is the original Latin form of Candace.Regards, Satu
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Hello,
Thank you for the information. I will now try and see if Candus is a shortened version of Candidus. Thanks again for all of your help!
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Interesting! Candus should be a male name in Latin, so let's assume it isn't Latin!In the New Testament somewhere there's an African queen called Candace. It was pronounced CANdasee, and was actually the title of Ethiopian queens - Ethiopian for "Queen", I suppose. The usual pronunciation in English now is CANdiss, and the spelling has changed to match it - no longer Candace, but usually Candice. This sounds exactly like Candus would, so, yeah, maybe your dad's taste in names was better than his knowledge of Latin, or maybe the clerk just wrote down what she thought she heard when your birth was registered. Either way, you've got a marvellous name.
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