CÁNdida

  • [ KAHN-dhee-dhah ]
  • Spanish
Spanish form of CANDIDA.

CANDIDA   female   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
MASCULINE FORMS
FRENCH: Candide
LATE ROMAN: Candidus
PORTUGUESE: Cândido
SPANISH: Cándido