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Candide - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Candide

[ syll. can-di-de, ca-nd-ide ] The boy name Candide is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KAENDIYD- KEY. Candide is largely used in the French language and its origin is Latin. Candide is a variant of the name Candido (Italian).

Candide is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Candide include Conant (English), Kantu, Kehinde (Yoruban), Keneth (English), Kennet (Scandinavian), Kenneth (English and Scottish), Kennith (English), Kento (Japanese), Kondo (Swahili), Quinto (Spanish and Italian), Cande (Spanish), Candido (Italian), Canute (English, German, and Scandinavian), Kanute (German and Scandinavian), Kenedi (English), Kennedy (English, Irish, and Scottish), Kent (Scandinavian and English), Kenyatta (Swahili), Khamidi (Swahili), and Quent (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Candide: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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