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    Candace

    KAN-diss

    Ethiopian/Greek
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Queen; Pure; Incandescent
    Origin
    Ethiopian/Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Candace appears in the King James Bible, including Acts 8:27.
    First appears in
    Acts — Acts and the early church
    Peak US usage
    1980s (0.14% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Candace represents God's global reach — the gospel traveling from Jerusalem to the heart of Africa through one seeker's hunger for Scripture.
    King James verses
    • Acts 8:27

      "And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure."

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