Candia - Meaning of Candia

What does Candia mean?

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[ 3 syll. can-dia, ca-nd-ia ] The baby girl name Candia is pronounced KAENDiyAH †. Candia is of Venetian and Latin origin. It is used mainly in English. The first name is derived from the old Venetian name for Heraklion, the largest city and capital of Crete.

In addition, Candia is a familiar form of the English, German, and Italian Candida in the English language.

Variant forms share the origin and meaning of the name Candia.

See also the related categories, crete and city.

Candia is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Candia include Candeah, Camunda, Candace, Candiace, Candias, Candida, Candita, Canita, Cannenta, Cantarra, Cantarrah, Ceindeg, Conetta, Contesa, Countesa, Countessa, Culanda, Culonda, Cumthea, and Cumtheah.

† Pronunciation for Candia: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

A famous person named Candia is Author Candia McWilliam, born July 1, 1955, Edinburgh, Scotland.