Candelario - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Candelario \c(a)-ndela-rio, can-de-lario\ is of Spanish origin, and its meaning is "candles". Refers to the Catholic feast of Candlemas, February 2. The feast marks the day the Holy Family took the baby Jesus to be presented at the temple. It was customary to bless all the candles for the succeeding year on the day of this feast.

Candelario has 4 variant forms: Candelareo, Candelaro, Candelerio and Candelero.

Candelario is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Candelario. Click here to compare Candelario with related baby names.