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5/12/2025, 6:00 PM Paradiso36
11/13/2023, 7:52 PM Paradiso36

Name Candy
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkæn.di/
Other Forms FormsGandy, Gandey, Gameday, Candey, Ganty, Canty
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

perhaps from Middle English candi "crystallized cane sugar" (via French from Persian qand "sugar") and used as a metonymic occupational name for a sugar merchant. Alternatively it may be a nickname from the Early modern English name for Crete candie candy (derived via French from Venetian candia) with a reference to its sweet wine.
Added 11/13/2023 by Paradiso36