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Cándido

“very white, luminous”

Language context for this entry: Spanish

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Origin: Latin
1 language context: Spanish
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Cándido

Cándido is a masculine given name documented in Spanish. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Candidus. It is a form of Cândido, for which Italian Wikipedia gives the meaning “very white, luminous”.

Latin origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “very white, luminous”

Borrowed from Latin Candidus, name of various saints and others; see Candidus. From candidus (“shining white”).

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (it): Candido (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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Cándido Bareiro
1833–1880
President of Paraguay (1833-1880)
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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q5202338CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (it): Candido (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Faelune-Cándido (nombre).wavCC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Cándido

Latin origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “very white, luminous”

Borrowed from Latin Candidus, name of various saints and others; see Candidus. From candidus (“shining white”).

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (it): Candido (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Documented as a given name in Spanish.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q5202338CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (it): Candido (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: CándidoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Faelune-Cándido (nombre).wavCC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Cándido

About Cándido

Latin origin

Where Cándido is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Cándido Bareiro

Càndid

Candido

Candidus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Cándido

About Cándido

Latin origin

Where Cándido is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Cándido Bareiro

Càndid

Candido

Candidus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Cándido

Latin origin

Where Cándido is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Cándido Bareiro

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Càndid

Candido

Candidus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Cándido

Latin origin

Where Cándido is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Cándido Bareiro

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Càndid

Candido

Candidus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page