Candace
Cushitic · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Candace
The name 'Candace' means "queen mother" or "pure," derived from the Latin *Candace*, itself from the Greek *Kandakē*, which originated from the Cushitic royal title *kandake* used for queens of the Kingdom of Kush.
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Etymology
The name 'Candace' means "queen mother" or "pure," derived from the Latin *Candace*, itself from the Greek *Kandakē*, which originated from the Cushitic royal title *kandake* used for queens of the Kingdom of Kush. It is historically used in Ethiopian and Nubian cultures, and appears in the Christian Bible (Acts 8:27) referring to a queen of the Ethiopians, later adopted in English-speaking Christian and African American communities.
Candace currently ranks #3,173 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1982.
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