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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | candida | inflection of candidus:
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| 2 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 3 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
Words derived from “Candice”