Kandi

  • [ KAN-dee ]
  • English
Variant of CANDY.

CANDY   female   English
Diminutive of CANDACE. It is also influenced by the English word candy.
CANDACE   female   English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived from Cushitic kdke meaning "queen mother". In some versions of the Bible it is spelled Kandake, reflecting the Greek spelling Κανδακη. It was used as a given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation. It was popularized in the 20th century by a character in the movie 'Meet the Stewarts' (1942).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Candace, Candice, Candis, Candyce, Kandace
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Kandake
BIBLICAL LATIN: Candace
BIBLICAL: Candace, Kandake
ENGLISH: Candi, Candy