Candy - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Candy \c(a)-

is pronounced KAN-dee. It is of English and French origin, and its meaning is "sweet; candied sugar". The French word is from Arabic "qandi", which is of Indian origin. Also short form of Candace.

Candy has 2 variant forms: Candi and Candie.

For more information, see also related names Candida and Kandace.

Baby names that sound like Candy are Kandy, Canada, Candee and Kandi.

Candy is a very common first name for women (#575 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#21687 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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