Candida (given name)

Candida, Cândida or Cándida is a feminine given name from Latin candidus (white). Notable people with the name include:
 * Cándida Arias (born 1992), Dominican Republic volleyball player
 * Cândida Branca Flor (1949–2001), Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer
 * Candida Cave, British artist and writer
 * Candida Donadio (1929–2001), American literary agent
 * Candida Doyle (born 1963), Irish keyboard player with the band Pulp
 * Candida Gertler (born 1966/67), British art collector
 * Candida Lycett Green (1942–2014), Irish-born British author
 * Candida Höfer (born 1944), German photographer
 * Candida Royalle, American pornographic producer-director and actress
 * Candida Thompson (born 1967), English violinist
 * Candida Tobin (1926–2008), British author of a music education system
 * Saint Candida the Elder (died 78 AD), early Christian saint from Naples
 * Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), Spanish nun
 * Maria Candida of the Eucharist (1884–1949), Roman Catholic Carmelite nun, beatified by Pope John Paul II
 * Candida Xu (1607–1680), Chinese Catholic and philanthropist