Candida?

[Scuff]

What do you think?

Well it would be a lovely name if it wasn't for thrush, so, unfortunately, no.

First thought ... STI, thrush ... so, like the rest have said, no no ... don't ..

I have a good story for you about this name!

Back in the early 90s my mum was selling her house, and a woman came to look round who was such a snotty bitch it was untrue. She was so snobby and kept making really scathing remarks about things. My mum was seething, until the woman made a comment along the lines of "oh I see you have a daughter recently graduated from university" (she had seen my graduation photo on the wall).

Mum says yes, and mentions my name which is a really simple name which was common in the early 70s. The woman looks aghast and says "oh, such a plain name, my daughter's name is much more unusual, it's Candida".

So mum says "Well it's probably unusual for a reason, seeing as it's also the name for a fungus that commonly infects one's vagina..."

good one mum!!

What about 'Candide' which comes from the same root as candida, candle, candid, all meaning white, clear, open, honest, light.

On second thoughts though, in Voltaire's novel 'Candide', Candide is a naive simpleton, always looking for utopia.

thrush (sorry)

Oh dear, I know there are people out there who have Candida as a first name but I personally don't like it as it is a fungi, classified as a type of yeast & the connatations are not good!

My cousin is Candida and I always envied her for having such an interesting, talking-point name. My sister is Annabel and my name is about the most plain, boring 1970's name you can think of. I hated being one of 5 in the class and longed to be unique and special. Obviously now I think of thrush but at the time.....

I knew a Candida, but we called her Candy.

even reading it, saying makes me feel itchy