Candia

The name Candia can refer to:

People

• The House of Candia, a noble family from Savoy (14th-16th)
• Alfredo Ovando Candía, 56th president of Bolivia
• Cecilia Maria de Candia, British-Italian writer
• César di Candia, Uruguayan journalist and writer
• Christian di Candia, Uruguayan politician, Mayor of Montevideo
• Elia del Medigo de Candia (1458–1493), philosopher and Talmudist
• Giovanni Matteo Mario, opera singer, Italian marquis Giovanni de Candia
• Giulia Grisi, opera singer, Italian marchese Juliette de Candia
• José Pedro Montero de Candia, former president of Paraguay
• Joseph Solomon Delmedigo de Candia (1591–1655), scientist and philosopher
• Pedro de Candia, Greek explorer of the Americas

Places

• The Venetian name for Heraklion, Crete, or the island itself, used until the 20th century in English
• Kingdom of Candia, the island of Crete as a colony of the Republic of Venice
• Candia Canavese, comune in Italy
• Candia Lomellina, comune in Italy
• Candia, New Hampshire, town in the United States

Companies

• Candia (vehicles), a Greek agricultural machinery manufacturer