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."
The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the
Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either
GothicFerdinanths 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
FinnishVeeti.
There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, Fernanda.
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529–1595), Governor in the Kingdom of Bohemia in Prague (1547–1567) and sovereign of Tyrol and Further Austria (1564–1595), in Innsbruck since 1567
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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."
The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the
Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either
GothicFerdinanths 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
FinnishVeeti.
There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, Fernanda.
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529–1595), Governor in the Kingdom of Bohemia in Prague (1547–1567) and sovereign of Tyrol and Further Austria (1564–1595), in Innsbruck since 1567
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given name. If an
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