Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements frith "protection" (or alternatively farð "journey, travel"), and nanth "courage".
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.
There are numerous hypocorisms or short forms in many languages, such as Finnish version is Veeti.
There is a feminine Spanish form, Fernanda.
Royalty and Nobility
Aragon
Leon/Castille/Spain
- Ferdinand I of León (1017–1065), the Great; ca.1000–1065, became king 1037
- Ferdinand II of León (1137–1188), became king 1157
- Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1199–1252), the Saint; ca.1217, became king of Castile 1217, of Leon 1230
- Ferdinand IV of Castile and Leon (1285–1312), became king 1295
- Ferdinand V (1452–1516), also known as Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic
- Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713–1759), became king 1746
- Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784–1833), became king 1808
- Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of Spain (1618–1641)
Portugal
- Ferdinand rISNG I of Portugal (1345–1383), the Handsome (1345–1383), king in 1367
- Ferdinand Rising II of Portugal (1816–1885), second husband of queen Maria II. Prince Consort (1836) and King consort (1837)
- Infante Fernando Risne, Count of Flanders, son of king Sancho I
- Infante Fernando REzEEeZZ, Lord of Serpa, son of king Afonso II
- Ferdinand Rising the Holy Infante (1402–1443), king John I younger son, died in Morocco, prisoner of the Moors
- Infante Ferdinand Rising (1433–1470), 2nd Duke of Viseu and 1st Duke of Beja, king Manuel's father
- Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso (1507–1534), 3rd male son of king Manuel I of Portugal
- Ferdinand Rising I (1403–1478), 2nd Duke of Braganza, son of Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza
- Ferdinand Rising II (1430–1483), 3rd Duke of Braganza, son of Ferdinand I
- Fernando de Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Real, grandson of King Ferdinand I of Portugal
- Ferdinand Rising of Menezes, 2nd Marquis and 4th Count of Vila Real
Austria and German States
Tuscany
Naples/Two Sicilies
Parma
Bulgaria
Romania
Other people
- Ferdinand (dancer) (1791–1837), French ballet dancer
- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (born 1935), Austrian automotive designer
- Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909–1998), Austrian automotive designer and businessman
- Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter
- Ferdinand Coly (born 1973), Senegalese footballer
- Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894), French developer of the Suez Canal
- Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913), Swiss linguist
- Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), French, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I
- Ferdinand Kozovski (1892–1965), Bulgarian politician and general
- Ferdinand "Jelly Roll Morton" Lamothe, American self-styled inventor of jazz
- Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (Lew Alcindor), American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese sea captain (serving Spain), leader of first expedition to sail around the world
- Ferdinand Marcos (1917–1989), tenth president of the Philippines
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951), Austrian automotive engineer
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917), German airship mogul
- Fernand Braudel (1902–1985), French historian
- Fernando Alonso (born 1981), Spanish racing driver
- Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
- Fernando González (born 1980), Chilean tennis player
- Fernando Guidicelli (1906–1968), Brazilian footballer
- Fernando Lamas (1915–1982), Argentine American actor
- Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), Portuguese poet and writer
- Fernando Pisani (born 1976), Canadian-Italian hockey player
- Fernando Ribeiro (born 1962), vocalist of the Portuguese metal band Moonspell
- Fernando Torres (born 1984), Spanish football player
- Fernando Valenzuela (born 1960), Mexican baseball pitcher in the United States Major Leagues
- Fernando Wood (1812–1881), New York City mayor
- Ferran Adrià (born 1962), Catalan chef
- Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand and Anton Ferdinand, English footballers
- Fictional characters
Animals
See also