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Candice (female)

Pet Name(s):Candi (F) Candy (F)
Derivative of:Candace (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

1. English derivation from Candace, the name of Ethiopian queens in biblical times; NT Acts 8:27;meaning unknown.

2. There is also a possibility that the name comes from, or the spelling is influenced by, the Latin canditia, meaning "whiteness", hence symbolising "purity".
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