Candelaria Family History
Candelaria Name Meaning
Spanish:: habitational name from Candelaria in Las Palmas (Canary Islands) or from any other place which has a celebrated sanctuary dedicated to (Maria de la) Candelaria. The Marian epithet refers to the Catholic feast of the Purification of the Virgin from Latin candela ‘candle’ since on this day candles were blessed by a priest and then lit to invoke the protection of the Virgin Mary. from a short form of the Marian name María de la Candelaria (see 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022