Ferdinand

A male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “peace.”.

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Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements frith "protection" , frið "peace" (PIE pri to love, to make peace) or alternatively 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 Spanish, Old High German nendan "to risk, venture."
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.
There are numerous hypocorisms or short forms in many languages, such the Finnish Veeti.
There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, Fernanda.

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Masc. proper name, Germanic, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *fardi-nanth- and meaning literally "adventurer," with first element perhaps Proto-Germanic *fardiz "journey," abstract noun related to or from *far- "to fare, travel" (from PIE root *per- (2) "to lead, pass over"); second element is Proto-Germanic *nanthiz "risk," related to Old English neðan, Old High German nendan "to risk, venture."

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Spanish form of German name Ferdinando, composed of fardi (journey) and nand (daring, brave).

Fearganainm, Ferdl

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Ferdinand Marcos	1917	Former President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
2	Ferdinand Magellan	1480	Portuguese explorer
3	Rio Ferdinand	1978	English footballer
4	Ferdinand Monoyer	1836	French ophthalmologist
5	Ferdinand II of Aragon	1452	King of Aragon, Sicily, Naples, and Valencia
6	Ferdinand de Saussure	1857	Swiss linguist
7	Ferdinand Porsche	1875	German automobile designer
8	Ferdinand Foch	1851	French soldier and military theorist
9	Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor	1503	King of Bohemia and Hungary
10	Les Ferdinand	1966	English footballer
11	Anton Ferdinand	1985	Footballer
12	Ferdinand VII of Spain	1784	King of Spain
13	Ferdinand Alexander Porsche	1935	German industrial designer; co-designer of Porsche 911 sports car
14	Ferdinand I of Austria	1793	Austrian emperor
15	Ferdinand Kingsley	1988	British actor and musician
16	Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor	1578	Archduke of Austria, 1619 to 1637 Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia
17	Ferdinand Cheval	1836	French architect
18	Ferdinand I of Bulgaria	1861	Bulgarian king
19	Ferdinand Waldo Demara	1921	American imposter
20	Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg	1997	Hungarian racing driver
21	Ferdinand of Romania	1865	King of Romania
22	Ferdinand VI of Spain	1713	King of Spain
23	Ferdinand Schörner	1892	German Field Marshal
24	Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor	1608	Austrian king
25	Ferdinand III of Castile	1199	King of Castile
26	Ferdinand Piëch	1937	Austrian manager
27	Ferdinand de Lesseps	1805	French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the Suez Canal
28	Ferdinand von Zeppelin	1838	Airship commander
29	Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies	1751	King variously of Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies
30	Ferdinand I of Naples	1423	King of Naples
31	Kane Ferdinand	1992	Professional footballer
32	Ferdinand Tönnies	1855	German sociologist
33	Ferdinand Karmelk	1950	Dutch guitarist
34	Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy	1847	French army officer
35	Ferdinand Columbus	1488	Spanish bibliographer and cosmographer, the second son of Christopher Columbus
36	Ferdinand Verbiest	1623	Belgian Jesuit missionary
37	Fernando II of Portugal	1816	King of Portugal
38	Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies	1810	King of the Two sicilies
39	Ferdinand Lassall	1825	German jurist, socialist
40	Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche	1909	Austrian automobile designer
41	Ferdinand I of Aragon	1380	Aragonese king
42	Ferdinand Dudenhöffer	1951	German professor
43	Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer	1864
44	Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany	1769	Grand Duke of Tuscany
45	Ferdinand Hodler	1853	Swiss artist
46	Ferdinand I of Portugal	1345	Portuguese politician
47	Ferdinand II of Naples	1469	King of Naples
48	Ferdinand IV of Castile	1285	Spanish monarch
49	Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria	1529	Austrian archduke
50	Ferdinand von Bismarck	1930	Landowner and lawyer
51	Ferdinand Blumentritt	1853	Czech ethnographist and educator
52	Ferdinand I of León and Castile	1016	King of Leon and Casille
53	Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans	1810	French prince of the house of Orléans
54	Ferdinand Mount	1939	British writer
55	Ferdinand Georg Frobenius	1849	German mathematician
56	Ferdinand vond Lindemann	1852	German orental Mathematician
57	Ferdinand Cohn	1828	German biologist
58	Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany	1835	Grand Duke of Tuscany
59	Ferdinand James von Rothschild	1839	British politician
60	Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow	1985	German actor
61	Ferdinand II of León	1137	King of Leon
62	Ferdinand		Character in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
63	Ferdinand von Schirach	1964	German lawyer and writer
64	Ferdinand David	1810	German musician
65	Ferdinand Ries	1784	German composer
66	Ferdinand Jodl	1896	German general and Knight's Cross recipient
67	Ferdinand von Bredow	1884	German general
68	Ferdinand Oliver Porsche	1961	German lawyer (1961- )
69	Ferdinand Mannlicher	1848	Austrian firearms designer
70	Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria	1636	Duke of Bavaria
71	Ferdinand Marian	1902	Austrian actor
72	Ferdinand von Richthofen	1833	German geographer and explorer
73	Ferdinand Bol	1616	Dutch painter
74	Ferdinand Béghin	1902	French industrialist
75	Ferdinand von Wrangel	1796	Russian explorer and seaman
76	Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim	1744	Last Grand Master of the Knights of Malta
77	Ferdinand von Mueller	1825	German-Australian naturalist
78	Ferdinand Sauerbruch	1875	German surgeon
79	Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller	1793	Austrian painter
80	Ferdinand Christian Baur	1792	German theologian
81	Ferdinand Sinaga	1988	Footballer
82	Ferdinand Čatloš	1895	Slovak minister of defence of the Slovenska and general
83	Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg	1897	SS officer
84	Ferdinand Buisson	1841	French academic and politician
85	Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans	1633	King of Bohemia, Hungary, Croatia, and the Romans
86	Ferdinand Dux	1920	Actor
87	Ferdinand Hiller	1811	German composer and conductor
88	Ferdinand Kübler	1919	Swiss racing cyclist
89	Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden	1829	American geologist
90	Ferdinand Topacio	1965	Lawyer
91	Ferdinand Schmalz	1985
92	Ferdinand the Holy Prince	1402	Portuguese prince
93	Ferdinand Hérold	1791	French composer
94	Ferdinand Heim	1895	German general
95	Ferdinand Lehmann	1994	German actor
96	Ferdinand Kittel	1832	Missionary
97	Ferdinand Brandner	1903	Austrian aerospace engineer
98	Ferdinand Daučík	1910	Slovak footballer
99	Ferdinand Coly	1973	Senegalese footballer
100	Ferdinand Waititu	1962	Kenyan politician
101	Ferdinand Nahimana	1950	Rwandan politician
102	Ferdinand Pecora	1882	American judge
103	Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria	1628	Archduke of Austria
104	Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	1680	Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1735
105	Ferdinand Hardekopf	1876	German journalist, translator and writer
106	Ferdinand Pascual	1970	Filipino basketball referee
107	Ferdinand Bauer	1760	Austrian botanist illustrator
108	Ferdinand Oyono	1929	Cameroonian diplomat
109	Ferdinand Marcelino
110	Ferdinand Carré	1824	French engineer
111	Ferdinand Maximilien Mériadec de Rohan	1738	Catholic bishop
112	Ferdinand of Majorca	1278	Infante of Majorca
113	Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca	1925	Indian priest
114	Ferdinand Ward	1851	Investment fraudster
115	Ferdinand de la Cerda	1255	Castillan infante
116	Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg	1636	First Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
117	Ferdinand Schaal	1889	German general
118	Ferdinand Lundberg	1905	American journalist
119	Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland	1889	British noble
120	Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra	1816	Austrian physician and dermatologist
121	Ferdinand Lee Barnett	1859	American journalist, lawyer, and civil rights activist
122	Ferdinand Preiss	1882	German sculptor
123	Ferdinand Gregorovius	1821	German historian
124	Ferdinand Barbedienne	1810	French metalworker and manufacturer
125	Ferdinand Francis Fernandez	1937	United States federal judge
126	Ferdinand Cohen-Blind	1844	Failed german assassin
127	Ferdinand Freiligrath	1810	German poet
128	Ferdinand Beyer	1803	Composer and Pianist
129	Ferdinand Franz Wallraf	1748	German botanist, mathematician, theologian, priest and art collector
130	Ferdinand Stuck	1991	Austrian racing driver
131	Ferdinand Keller	1842	German painter
132	Ferdinand von Schill	1776	German noble
133	Ferdinand Berthoud	1727	Swiss watchmaker
134	Ferdinand von Prondzynski	1954	President of Dublin City University
135	Ferdinand Grapperhaus	1959	Dutch lawyer
136	Ferdinand Hurter	1844	Swiss chemist
137	Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer	1837	German gynecologist
138	Ferdinand Maria von Senger und Etterlin	1923	German general
139	Ferdinand Boccia	1900	American mobster
140	Ferdinand Küchler	1867	German musician
141	Ferdinand Wittmann	1836
142	Ferdinand Kettler	1655	Duke of Courland
143	Ferdinand von Steinbeis	1807	German entrepreneur
144	Ferdinand Brunetière	1849	French writer
145	Ferdinand von Raesfeld	1855	German non-fiction writer and writer (1855-1929)
146	Ferdinand von Hochstetter	1829	German geologist
147	Ferdinand aus der Fünten	1909	German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator
148	Ferdinand Hartzenberg	1936	Politician
149	Ferdinand Bardamu
150	Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis	1846	Netherlands' first prominent socialist
151	Ferdinand Schiess	1856	Recipient of the Victoria Cross
152	Ferdinand Schumacher	1822	American activist
153	Ferdinand P. Beer	1915	French mechanical engineer
154	Ferdinand Dölz	1997	German actor
155	Ferdinand Raimund	1790	Austrian dramatist, actor and writer
156	Ferdinand Bac	1859	French writer and artist
157	Ferdinand Sarrien	1840	French politician
158	Ferdinand Zecca	1864	French film director
159	Ferdinand Konščak	1703	Croatian missionary and explorer
160	Ferdinand Freudenstein	1926	American physicist and engineer
161	Adolf Lange	1815	German watchmaker, entrepreneur and politician
162	Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso	1507	Portuguese nobleman
163	Ferdinand Ferber	1862	French Army captain and aviator
164	Ferdinand Neuling	1885	German general
165	Ferdinand Leitner	1912	German composer and conductor
166	Ferdinand Bracke	1939	Road bicycle racer
167	Ferdinand Schubert	1794	Austrian composer
168	Ferdinand Gottschalk	1858	Actor
169	Ferdinand Peroutka	1895	A Czech journalist and writer
170	Ferdinand Damanik	1988	Indonesian basketball player
171	Ferdinand de Marsin	1656	Marshal of France
172	Ferdinand Schmutzer	1870	Austrian photographer
173	Ferdinand Boberg	1860	Swedish architect
174	Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau	1834	Czech equestrian and nobleman
175	Ferdinand Lot	1866	French historian and medievalist
176	Ferdinand Stoliczka	1838	Czech traveller, geologist and paleonthologist
177	Ferdinand Berthier	1803	French deaf educator
178	Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler	1770	American surveyor
179	Ferdinand Jühlke	1815	German gardener
180	Ferdinand Seibt	1927	German medievalist and educationist
181	Ferdinand Eberstadt	1890	American banker, lawyer
182	Ferdinand Sutterlüty	1962	German sociologist
183	Ferdinand Staeger	1880	German painter
184	Ferdinand Mack	1959
185	Ferdinand von Quast	1807	German art historian
186	Ferdinand May	1896	German writer (1896-1977)
187	Ferdinand Reich	1799	German chemist
188	Ferdinand Max Bredt	1860	German painter
189	Ferdinand Bruckner	1891	Austrian-German writer and theatre manager
190	Ferdinand Lumbantobing	1899	Indonesian politician
191	Ferdinand Lindheimer	1801	Botanist
192	Ferdinand Peck	1848	American philanthropist
193	Ferdinand Brokoff	1688	Czech sculptor
194	Ferdinand Alquié	1906	French philosopher
195	Ferdinand Kriwet	1942	German artist
196	Ferdinand Thun	1921	German politician
197	Ferdinand von Westphalen	1799	German politician
198	Ferdinand von Miller	1813	German politician
199	Ferdinand Ďurčanský	1906	Slovak minister of labour and social affairs of the Slovakia, minister of justice of the Slovakia, minister of foreign affairs of the Slovakia, minister of health of the Slovakia and war criminal
200	Ferdinand Tobias Richter	1651	Late Baroque Period Composer