English translation/equivalent: Candido

Origin: Derived from a Latin nickname or surname and formed from the adjective candidus "candid, spotless," therefore meaning "pure, sincere."

Name Day/Onomastico: October 3—in memory of the Roman martyr St. Candido.

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