Candace

Meaning: Its source is canditia, a Latin name meaning "Clarity."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Nicknames: Canda and Candy

Alternative Spellings: Candas, Candice and Kandace

Variant Forms: Candance, Candelle, Candra, Dacia and Kanticia

Popularity: The name Candace ranked 713th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 343rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1980s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.

Narrative: This name was a title shared by a long line of Ethiopian queens. See The Acts of the Apostles chapter 8 verse 27 in the New Testament

Leadership

Candace
Queen of Ethiopia.
- Empress and general of Kushite Ethiopia who halted a Greek invasion in 332 B.C. (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Stage and Screen

Candace Azzara
- Portrayed Millie in 1979 (see list of Actors on ''Soap'')

The Literary World

Candace Compson
Fictional character.
- Character in The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)