Throughout the world, Candida (Candida 
, Cándida 
, Candidus 
) is a widespread feminine first name. The first name Candida is habitual in Nicaragua, where it is a common female name, Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a common girly name, and the Dominican Republic (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Likewise, Candida is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Candida | Philippines, Spain, Nicaragua, Brazil, Mexico |
| Cándida | Spain, Argentina, Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela |
| Candidus | Nigeria, Germany, France, Tanzania, United States |
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candida la vecchia Christian martyr, IT (b. 5) |
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candida xu Chinese Christian patron of late Ming and early Qing (b. 1607) |
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| candida maresch (b. 1711) |
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| candida adler (b. 1726) |
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candida bartolucci (1854-1925) (b. 1854) |
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candida colosimo American painter, IT (b. 1878) |
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| candida mara Italian singer, IT (b. 1877) |
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candida lycett green British writer (1942-2014), GB (b. 1942) |
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candida höfer German photographer, DE (b. 1944) |
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candida royalle American pornographic filmmaker (1950–2015), US (b. 1950) |
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candida alvarez American visual artist, US (b. 1955) |
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| candida tobin British educationist/music educator (b. 1926) |
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candida r. moss British bible scholar, US (b. 1978) |
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| candida donadio American literary agent, US (b. 1929) |
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| candida geddes (born 1948) (b. 1948) |
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