How to Pronounce Candace
kan-DAY-see
Candace is pronounced kan-DAY-see (ˈkændəsi): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: KAN-duh-see.
What does Candace mean?
Candace means “who possesses contrition”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Candace?
The queen of the Ethiopians whose “eunuch” or chamberlain was converted to Christianity by the instrumentality of Philip the evangelist (Acts 8:27). The country which she ruled was called by the Greeks Meroe, in Upper Nubia. It was long the centre of commercial intercourse between Africa and the south of Asia, and hence became famous for its wealth (Isa. 45:14). It is somewhat singular that female sovereignty seems to have prevailed in Ethiopia, the name Candace (compare “Pharaoh,” “Ptolemy,” “Caesar”) being a title common to several successive queens.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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