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What does Candace mean?
Candace 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced KAN-dis, kan-DAY-see. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Candace is "clarity, whiteness". Also possibly derived from a Nubian word meaning "queen mother". An ancient hereditary title used by the Ethiopian queens before the fourth century, as Caesar was used by the Roman emperors. One of the queens is mentioned in the Bible in Acts. It was made popular in the 20th century by a character in the movie "Meet the Stewarts" (1942). Actresses Candice Bergen, Candace Cameron; author Candace Bushnell.
ASSOCIATED WITH whiteness, ancient (old), roman, bible, 20th century (modern)
Variations
VARIANTS Canda, Candaice, Candance, Candas, Candase, Candayce, Caddy, Candee, Candelle, Candi, Candice▼, Candie, Candis, Candiss, Candra, Candy▼, Candyce, Dace, Dacee, Dacey, Dacey, Dacia, Dacie, Dacy, Kandace, Kandice, Kandiss, Kandy, Kanticia
RELATIONS VIA CANDICE Candes, Candiace, Candias, Candide, Candiese, Candise, Candist, Candita, Candus, Candys, Candyse, Candyss, Kandise, Kandyce, Kandyse, Kendice, Khandace, Khandice
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Candace Kaycee (C.K.), ..
How popular is Candace?
Candace is a very prominent first name for women (#343 out of 4276, Top 8%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Candace reached its highest position of #116 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is at #1974 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)
Which version is better?
Candance, Candi, Candice (#1624 VIA LATEST LIST), Candie, Candis, Candra, Candy, Candyce, Dacia, Kandace, Kandice and Kandy are the popular variation forms of Candace (#1974). These forms of Candace reached the top of their popularity 36 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.36%) and are now much less common (ADOPTION 0.01%, DOWN 97%), with versions such as Candy becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Brandace, Brandice, Brandyce, Cadance, Cade, Cadee, Cadence, Cadie, Cadye, Caidie, Canada, Candela, Candia, Candida, Candido, Canna, Cantara, Caprice, Caridade, Catrice, Cayce, Chanach, Chanae, Chanda▼, Chandal, Chandana, Chandara, Chaniach, Chanice, Channach, Chantae, Chantale, Chantaye, Cinda, Cindal, Cindee, Cindie, Cynda, Cyndee, Cyndie, Dalmace, Danice, Dannyce (see Danielle), Janeece, Janice▼, Janiece, Jannice, Janyce, Lanice, Laniece, Nance, Nanice, Ranice, Vaniece and Vardice. These names tend to be less frequently used than Candace.
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