The name Candace is a Latinized form of the Greek name Candake, which comes from the name of the Kushite female rulers of the ancient African state of Kush (now Sudan).
Candake itself derives from the Greek interpretation of the Cushitic "kdke" pronounced as Kandake or Kendake.
A kandake is mentioned in the New Testament. In the Acts of Apostles, the eunuch of a "Candace" is converted to Christianity by Philip.
This particular kandake is mentioned simply as Queen of Ethiopia. The actual kandake was likely Amanitore, daughter of Kandake Amanishakheto.
Famous bearers
Bearers include Candace Camp (born 1949), a best-selling American writer of romance novels;
Candace Bushnell (born 1958), an American writer;
Candace Cameron (born 1976), an American actress.
