To be shocked my friend is calling her baby Candy?

[lesley33]

Okay I know I am as it is none of my business really. And of course i wouldn't dream of saying anything to her or anyone in RL.

But really Candy - it just sounds like a strippers name to me. I always assumed names like these were made up when lapdancers, etc were adults - not given to them as children.

I didn't think "stripper name" when I saw it just now but I am not keen on it regardless

gosh, if that's all it takes to shock you then you must live a pretty lovely,, sheltered life!

what on earth is wrong with Candy???

Candida always makes me think of infection too. I used to work with someone who talked a lot about his daughter called Candida, I would have to stop myself from smirking on a regular basis.

I think this is a fairly normal (if a bit twee) name in the States. OP, has your friend got any American connections?

When I was 8 I was determined that I was going to have triplets called Candy, Crystal and Rainbow when I grew up!

I never knew a Candy or a Rainbow but did have a friend at school called Crystal and I thought it was the most beautiful name ever.

Now, they wouldn't be to my taste but I don't think it's exactly a crime. Not uncommon in America I don't imagine. I actually quite like Brandi/Brandy.

On balance, I think YABU. Mildly surprised would be normal but not 'shocked'

Candida?

Do people really give their daughters the name of that condition? (Overgrowth of a yeast that normally lives in the digestive tract and vagina).

Good grief.

plutocrap - Yes she used to work in America - so perhaps that is why she chose that name.

I think it's sweet

I like it. I had a friend called Candy when I was a teenager and it's never seemed a particularly unusual name. I'm 43.

I knew a very smart woman called Candy, but her full name was Candice and that looks a lot better on a CV etc than Candy IMO.

I think Candy is a bit pole-dancery, if not a stripper name.

I know a very high flying, business woman Candy. Never thought about it as a strippers name tbh

Candace is a bit 80s but whatever. However Candida????!!!! Like thrush??

I know a Candy, full name Candida, which is lovely.. if you ignore the fungas thing.

My woodwork teacher at school was called Candy (not that we called her that, but you know what I mean). Definitely not a stripper.

Candida? Just say NO. The woodwork teacher was Candice.

I know a Candida or Candy as she is usually known. doesn't make me think of a stripper.

candida? thrush

I've only ever met two strippers. Guinevere (known as Guin) and Hannah (known as Hannah).

I always think thrush when I hear the name Candida too! I am prepared to be educated though - from the interweb:

Candida \c(a)-ndi-da, can-dida\ as a girl's name is pronounced kan-DEE-dah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Candida is "white". From "candidus". The color was associated by Christians with purity and salvation. A Roman politician wore a special white toga to show he had these qualities, and hence the word "candidate" and "candid". Name of several early saints, including a woman supposedly cured by Saint Peter himself. However the name was hardly used in the English-speaking world until the 20th century. This may have been inspired by George Bernard Shaw's play "Candida" (1897), which was based on the name of the hero in Voltaire's 1759 novel "Candide", which is the French form. Candido is Spanish. Names which have the same meaning are Bianca and Blanche. "Candida" is also a clinical name for yeast infection.

Candida means 'white' and is MUCH more classy than Candice IMO...
I think Candy is sweet.

oops, should have read post above first!!

I adore it. Walk on the Wids Side. One of my favourite tracks of all time.

A celeb has recently called his child that. I cant remember who at the moment. She might have got it from that.

Could be worse. A woman at the baby clinic had a daughter called Dollie. Spelled like that too.

My name was always considered a bit 'trashy' when I was younger. Now, it appears to be considered quite an unusual, 'nice' name. Doesn't mean I've changed, just the perception of my name.

It's crap, and say what you will, it will impact on how seriously she is taken if she wants a professional career as an adult.