Where does “Candice” come from?

Candice is an English given name derived from Latin candida, meaning white or bright.

Ancestry of “Candice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincandidainflection of candidus: ## feminine...
2Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
3Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “Candice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →