Candida, Cândida or Cándida is a feminine given name from Latin ''candidus'' (white).
Behind the Name
/ref> Notable people with the name include:
* Cándida Arias (born 1992), Dominican Republic volleyball player
* Cândida Branca Flor (1949–2001), Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer
* Candida Cave, British artist and writer
* Candida Donadio
Candida Donadio (October 22, 1929 – January 20, 2001) was an American literary agent. She represented many writers, including Mario Puzo, John Cheever, Philip Roth and Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; Ju ...
(1929–2001), American literary agent
* Candida Doyle (born 1963), Irish keyboard player with the band Pulp
* Candida Gertler (born 1966/67), British art collector
* Candida Lycett Green (1942–2014), Irish-born British author
* Candida Höfer
Candida Höfer (born 4 February 1944) is a German photographer. She is a renowned photographer known for her exploration of public spaces and architecture. In her career she transitioned from portraiture to focusing on spaces like libraries and m ...
(born 1944), German photographer
* Candida Royalle, American pornographic producer-director and actress
* Candida Thompson (born 1967), English violinist
* Candida Tobin (1926–2008), British author of a music education system
* Saint Candida the Elder (died 78 AD), early Christian saint from Naples
* Cándida María de Jesús
Cándida María de Jesús (31 May 1845 – 9 August 1912), born in Andoain, as Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola, was a Spaniards, Spanish nun and the founder of the Daughters of Jesus (Spain), Daughters of Jesus. The order – founded in 1871 ...
(1845–1912), Spanish nun
* Maria Candida of the Eucharist (1884–1949), Roman Catholic Carmelite nun, beatified by Pope John Paul II
* Candida Xu
Candida Xu or Candida Su ( zh, t=許徐甘弟大, w=Hsü3-Hsü2 Kan1-ti4-ta4, p=Xǔ-Xú Gāndìdà; ; September 4, 1607 – July 24, 1680), was a Chinese Catholic who lived in late Ming and early Qing China. She has been called "arguably the mos ...
(1607–1680), Chinese Catholic and philanthropist
References
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Latin feminine given names
Feminine given names