Candido \c(a)-ndi-do, can-dido\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Candido), is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Candido is "white, pure". Volitaire's famous novel "Candide" makes fun of the theory that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds". The term "candid" has come to mean "frank, without guile".