49%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Late Roman, English Pronounced Pron. KAN-di-də(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Late Latin name derived from candidus meaning "white". This was the name of several early saints, including a woman supposedly healed by Saint Peter. As an English name, it came into use after George Bernard Shaw's play Candida (1898). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Masculine FormCandidus(Late Roman) Other Languages & CulturesCandide(French) Cândida(Portuguese) Cándida(Spanish) Same SpellingCándida, Cândida PopularityDetails Last ranked #896 in 1980 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #457 in 1970 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #885 in 1976 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class strange complex Name DaysName Days? Italy: September 20 Categories alt pop, authors, colors, currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -da, indie pop, Italian words, journalists, Latin words, light, literature, Love on the Spectrum characters, medical terms, Orthodox saints, play titles, purity, rock musicians, saints, song titles, theatre, white, word names
