Candy
[ˈkændi]Meaning
diminutive of Candace, influenced by the English word candy
Background Story
Candy is a diminutive of Candace, and Behind the Name records that it is also influenced by the English word candy. The same source lists it as used in Biblical, Biblical Greek and Biblical Latin.
Temperament
Related Names
Caisy
Ceesy
Calla
From the name of two white-flowered plants, the calla and the calla lily
Candi
A diminutive of 'Candy'.
Chery
Recorded as a rare, archaic French masculine given name
Daysi
A given name recorded in Spanish (Latin American), feminine
Daysy
Deisy
Spanish form of the English name Daisy
Lilly
English variant of Lily, and used in Scandinavia as a form of Lily or of Elisabeth
Lolli
An Italian surname; recorded as a feminine given name in Romani