Candy
A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.
Proper noun historical
- The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka; (by extension) the British colony of Ceylon on that island.
- Mr. W. H. GREGORY, the accomplished Member for Galway, goes to Ceylon as Governor. […] A pleasant exile, and a safe return, are Mr. Punch’s sweet wishes to him who departeth for Candy. - 1872 January 20, Punch:
- The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.
- The First is the City of Candy, so generally called by the Christians, probably from Conde, which in the Chingulays Language signifies Hills, for among them it is situated […] - 1681, Robert Knox, chapter 2, in An...
Origin
From Portuguese Candea, from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).
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Proper noun Entry 2
- A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.
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Proper noun historical
- The Mediterranean island of Crete.
- Assure thy selfe that as for me I never will agree That Candie Joves owne foster place (as long as I there raigne) Shall unto such a monstruous Wight a Harbrow place remaine. - 1567, Ovid, “The Eighth Booke”, in Arthur...
- Orsino, this is that Antonio That took the Phoenix and her fraught from Candy; And this is he that did the Tiger board, When your young nephew Titus lost his leg: - c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare,...
- c. 1619, John Ford (formerly attributed to Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher), The Laws of Candy, Act I, Scene 2, […] if to renown Your honours through the world, to fix your names, Like Blazing stars admir’d, and...
Origin
From Venetan and Latin Candia, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.
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Proper noun Entry 4
- A surname.
- Suddenly, to his horror, Mr Candy found himself in what Ma would have called a terrible two-and-eight. - 1963, H. E. Bates, Oh! To be in England:
- The phone was then handed over to the other perpetrating programmer of SPECTACLE who described himself as 'the other Simon' who talked me through some of the program's low spots while Robin Candy punched the buttons on...