Yes, like the yeast infection.
shudder
You mean like the woman’s version of the name Candide?
Wasn’t that a Tony Orlando song?
And album: http://www.amazon.com/Candida/dp/B0017V1UBY
I think the infection has more vowels in it, like Candidiasis .
Eww… don’t print it.
I did not know it was a woman’s version of anything. But, from Wiki:
So the actual infection is called candidiasis, but the yeast itself is definitely Candida.
I was all, “Hmm, Candida? That sounds familiar…lemme google it. Oh yeah.”
I used to work with a woman named Candida. Weirdest thing was that she worked for the company for several years before they found out that she’d faked her entire identity, was wanted in some other state, and had stolen thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from the company. So Candida was a fake name she made up for herself–odd choice.
It’s also the title of a play by George Bernard Shaw. Candida is one of the main characters.
[music]Candida…
I’ve just got e-mail from Candida
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same
to meeeeeee.[/music]
As a big fan of Shaw, I’d heard the name before. Not to mention the soft-pore corn supplier Candida Royalle.
i didn’t even know the same name was associated with yeast infections. I wonder if that affects Ms. Royalle’s business.
I’d only hear of it associated with yeast infections. Just goes to show!
I knew a cheerleader named Candida.
There’s a well known classic porn star named Candida Royalle.
A very smart business woman that started her own production company 20 years ago. She also directs films.
I have a first cousin once removed named Candida. I think she usually goes by Candy, though.
Heh, that reminds me of a few years ago when some friends and I were drinking and gaming (board games, etc., not D&D type stuff.) We were playing Balderdash and one of the words that came up was Candida.
Someone’s ‘definition’ for it was “The ugliest prostitute in a Mexican whore house.” The rest of the night was interrupted by calls of “Hey, Candida, get your culo over here.” and other similar things.
Look three entries up from yours.
Once upon a time it was considered an elegant name. The meaning is ‘white,’ (like Blanche!) which is why the whitish Candida is called that.
I like the name “Candide” all right, and it’s gone long enough I think you can use it as a female name just as much. I could never appreciate it as a pretty/elegant name.
My indie lizard-brain tells me the keyboard player from Pulp was called Candida (and still is, presumably). It’s a weird thing to shout at gigs, let me tell you.