name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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Standard Lemma guide
Candace
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/ˈkæn.dɪs/ female given name
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 N D AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of candace (a Nubian queen).
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 3
Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
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History
Etymology
From Latin Candacē, from Ancient Greek Κανδάκη (Kandákē), from Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /kandakə/), a hereditary title of ancient queens of Napata (northern Sudan).
See the entry Candace.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: Кандакия (Kandakija) — female given name
- Latin: Candace — female given name
- Polish: Kandake — female given name