Etymology

candace

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Today it means: Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother. Full definition →

Latin Candacē ← Ancient Greek Κανδάκη ← xmr 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡
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candace · noun1

See the entry Candace.

Candace · proper noun, noun2

  1. xmr · derived from𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚανδάκη
  3. Latin · borrowed fromCandacē
  4. English todayCandace

From Latin Candacē, from Ancient Greek Κανδάκη (Kandákē), from Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /⁠kandakə⁠/), a hereditary title of ancient queens of Napata (northern Sudan).

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