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Candida , Cândida or Cándida is a feminine given name from Latin candidus (white).
[1] Notable people with the name include:
Cándida Arias (born 1992), Dominican Republic volleyball player
Cândida Branca Flor (1949–2001), Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer
Candida Cave , British artist and writer
Candida Donadio (1929–2001), American literary agent
Candida Doyle (born 1963), Irish keyboard player with the band Pulp
Candida Gertler (born 1966/67), British art collector
Candida Lycett Green (1942–2014), Irish-born British author
Candida Höfer (born 1944), German photographer
Candida Royalle , American pornographic producer-director and actress
Candida Thompson (born 1967), English violinist
Candida Tobin (1926–2008), British author of a music education system
Saint
Candida the Elder (died 78 AD), early Christian saint from Naples
Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), Spanish nun
Maria Candida of the Eucharist (1884–1949), Roman Catholic Carmelite nun, beatified by Pope John Paul II
Candida Xu (1607–1680), Chinese Catholic and philanthropist
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