Cândido: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cândido – Meaning: white, shining, or pure – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KAHN-jee-doo


Cândido is a Latin boy's name meaning “white, shining, or pure”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Cândido

Meaning: White, shining, or pure.

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cândido

Phonetic: KAHN-jee-doo   IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.dʒi.du/

Popularity of Cândido

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.

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