CÁNdido

  • [ KAHN-dhee-dho ]
  • Spanish
Spanish form of CANDIDUS.

CANDIDUS   male   Late Roman
Masculine form of CANDIDA. This name was borne by a few early saints and martyrs.
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
FRENCH: Candide
LATE ROMAN: Candidus
PORTUGUESE: Cândido
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Candida
FRENCH: Candide
LATE ROMAN: Candida
PORTUGUESE: Cândida
SPANISH: Cándida