Ferdinand

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.
2. (countable, uncountable) A placename
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename

Synonyms

Ferdinan

Ferdinand V

Ferdinand of Aragon

Ferdinand the Catholic

King Ferdinand

Ferrand

Ferran

Magellan

Translations

Ferdinand

Ferdinando

Ferdinand

Fernando

Fernando

Fernão

Ferran

Ferdinand

Fernand

Ferdinando

Hernán

Fernandez

Hernando

Ferdinand

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/

Etymology

From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).
* (Uranus): The moon is named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
* (Philippines): Named after Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos