Candida (given name)

Candida, Cândida or Cándida is a feminine given name from Latin candidus (white). Notable people with the name include:

• Cándida Arias (born 1992), Dominican Republic volleyball player
• Cândida Branca Flor (1949–2001), Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer
• Candida Cave, British artist and writer
• Candida Donadio (1929–2001), American literary agent
• Candida Doyle (born 1963), Irish keyboard player with the band Pulp
• Candida Gertler (born 1966/67), British art collector
• Candida Lycett Green (1942–2014), Irish-born British author
• Candida Höfer (born 1944), German photographer
• Candida Royalle, American pornographic producer-director and actress
• Candida Thompson (born 1967), English violinist
• Candida Tobin (1926–2008), British author of a music education system
• Saint Candida the Elder (died 78 AD), early Christian saint from Naples
• Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), Spanish nun
• Maria Candida of the Eucharist (1884–1949), Roman Catholic Carmelite nun, beatified by Pope John Paul II
• Candida Xu (1607–1680), Chinese Catholic and philanthropist