Given name
Candide
“one who is white; pure; chaste”
Candide is a variant of Candido. One Latin interpretation is “one who is white; pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Candide is a variant of Candido. One Latin interpretation is “one who is white; pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Candide is a variant of Candido. An origin associated with Candido is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Candide’s family of names
Candide has a related form in Candida. Candide has a related form in Candido. In French usage, Candide has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Cándida.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Candide
- Candide ThovexFrench skierborn 1982
- Kandid CharkvianiGeorgian politician (1907–1994)
- Candidus of Fuldatheologian and scholar770–845
- Candide PralongSwiss cross-country skierborn 1990
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