Candida

  • [ KAN-di-də (English) ]
  • Late Roman, English
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).

EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Candida
FRENCH: Candide
LATE ROMAN: Candida
PORTUGUESE: Cândida
SPANISH: Cándida
MASCULINE FORMS
FRENCH: Candide
LATE ROMAN: Candidus
PORTUGUESE: Cândido
SPANISH: Cándido