What does Candida mean?
How do we pronounce Candida?
Candida \can-di-da, ca-nd-ida\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.
The baby girl name Candida is pronounced as KAENDihDah (English) 1.
1 Pronunciation for Candida: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"
What is the origin of Candida?
Candida is used predominantly in the English, German, and Italian languages. Its origin is Latin. The Latin 'candidus' (white) is the root word for 'candid', which originally meant 'pure', and for 'candidate' which literally meant 'clothed in white' in reference to the white toga worn by Romans seeking political office. With its meaning symbolic of purity and biblical salvation, the name was popular among the early Christians and was borne by several medieval saints, including a woman cured by Peter as recorded in the Bible. In the early 20th century, the George Bernard Shaw play Candida (1894) contributed to the adoption of the name among English speakers. George Bernard Shaw named his titular heroine after the young titular hero of Voltaire's French satire Candide (1759). name Candeea origin, baby name Candide (French), name Candita meaning, name Cándida origin, and Kandida meaning of name (German) are variants of Candida. Other variants of Candida consist of the short form Candi definition (English), and the familiar forms Candia definition (English), name Candie origin (English), and Candy name popularity (English).
List of baby names Candida:
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The baby name Candida fun facts:
The name Candida in reverse order is "Adidnac".
The numerological value of the name Candida is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.
How popular is Candida?
Candida is not in the top girl names in USA.