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Candide
OriginFrench from Latin
Meaning"naive"
About Candide
French saintly name, used for both boys and girls. Although not common in France, it has been used in small numbers for boys in the 2010s and 2020s. Candide, in its sense as the French word for "naive", was the title character of a satirical novel by Voltaire.
Pronounced con-DEED.
Editor's take: The name Candide is a boy's name of French origin meaning "naive".
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satirical novel by Voltaire and its main character
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