MEANING & HISTORY
What does Candido mean?
Candido is explicitly researched as the Italian form of Candidus. The Latin name family concerns whiteness or brightness.
The unaccented exact form is established independently of Spanish Cándido, which has its own stress convention. The historical colour adjective explains the name rather than the complexion or innocence of a present bearer.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
People with the name Candido
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Candido Macasaet Africa
Filipino parasitologist (1895–1945)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Candido Pancrudo, Jr.
Filipino politician
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
7
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Candido Pancrudo, Jr., Candido Macasaet Africa
THE RECORDED SPELLING
Find Candido in the sources
Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
CANDIDOCSV record 4,176 (header counted as record 1)
- Other source spellings
- CANDIDO JR.
3 matching source records included an explicit generational suffix; that suffix is omitted from this name entry.
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
Linked name entries
Wikidata
Source labels on the name entries
These are the name items identified by the linked people’s given-name claims. Their source labels are shown above, including other scripts where recorded.
Source snapshot: · CC0
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Candido in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Candido
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Cándido♂White, bright, or candid; from Latin Candidus
- Candida·Shining white
- Cancio♂Spanish Cantius-name form with a song-related account
- Candice♀Variant of Candace, from a royal title
- Camilo♂Spanish and Portuguese form of Roman Camillus
- Candy♀Familiar form of Candace, influenced by candy
- Canuto♂Form of Knut; knot
- Cardo♂Short form of Ricardo; brave ruler-name family
What rhymes with Candido?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Candido further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q20008695 — Candido (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Candido Pancrudo, Jr. (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20008695 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Candido Macasaet Africa (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20008695 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Behind the Name: candido (opens in a new tab)
Exact Italian Candidus relationship.
- Behind the Name: candidus (opens in a new tab)
Latin name family and Candida relationship.
- Behind the Name: Candida (opens in a new tab)
Latin candidus white is the source of this Candidus name family.