Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements farð "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic *farthi, abstract noun from root *far- "to fare, travel" (PIE *par, "to lead, pass over"), and nanth "courage" or nand "ready, prepared" related to Old High German nendan "to risk, venture."

Ferdinand
Pronunciation/ˈfɜːrdɪnænd/
German: [ˈfɛʁdinant]
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning"brave in journey"

The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic Ferdinanths or Frithunanths. It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include Fernán, Fernando, Hernando, and Hernán in Spanish, Ferran in Catalan, and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese. The French forms are Ferrand, Fernand, and Fernandel, and it is Ferdinando and Fernando in Italian. In Hungarian both Ferdinánd and Nándor are used equally. The Dutch forms are Ferdinand and Ferry.

There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish Veeti.

There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form, Fernanda.

Royalty

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Aragón/León/Castile/Spain

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Portugal

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Austria and German states

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Italian states

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Naples, Sicily and the Two Sicilies

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Mantua and Montferrat

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Parma

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Tuscany

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Bulgaria

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Romania

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Denmark

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Lebanon

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  • Ferdinand Tyan, Prince (c. late 19th-early 20th century)[1]

Other people

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tyan, Ferdinand (1916). The entente cordiale in Lebanon. Adelphi Terrace, London: T. Fisher Unwin.