Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a Germanic given name composed of the words for prepared/protection/safety (frithu) and journey/boldness/recklessness (nantha). It is particularly common in nations and regions that were settled by the Visigoths: Fernán, Fernando, Hernando, and Hernán in Spanish, Ferran in Catalan, and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese. The Visigoths originally pronounced it as Frithnanth, later its Latinized form Frithunantus was pronounced that way by the Romans. According to Visigothic tradition it means "ardent for peace."
The French forms are Ferrand, Fernand, and Fernandel, and it is Ferdinando and Fernando in Italian. The Finnish version is Veeti. In the United States the name has been Americanized into Fernie.
Royalty and Nobility
Aragon
Ferdinand I of Aragon — the Just; 1379–1416; king 1412
Ferdinand II of Aragon — the Catholic; 1453–1516
Leon/Castille/Spain
Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon — the Great; ca.1000–1065, became king 1037
Ferdinand II of Leon — d. 1188; became king 1157
Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon — the Saint; ca.1217, 1199–1252; became king of Castile 1217, of Leon 1230
Ferdinand IV of Castile and Leon — 1285–1312; became king 1295
Ferdinand V — also known as Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic
Ferdinand VI of Spain — 1712–1759; became king 1746
Ferdinand VII of Spain — 1784–1833; became king 1808
Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of Spain (1618–1641)
Portugal
Ferdinand I of Portugal, the Handsome (1345–1383), king in 1367
Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816–1885), second husband of queen Maria II. Consort prince (1836) and Consort king (1837)
Infante Fernando, Count of Flanders, son of king Sancho I
Ferdinand the Holy Infante, king John I younger son, died in Morocco, prisoner of the Moors
Infante Ferdinand, 2nd Duke of Viseu and 1st Duke of Beja, king Manuel's father
Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso, 3rd male son of king Manuel I of Portugal
Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza, son of Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza
Ferdinand II, 3rd Duke of Braganza, son of Ferdinand I
Ferdinand of Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Real, grandson of King Ferdinand I of Portugal
Austria and German States
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–1564) emperor in 1556
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–1637) emperor in 1619
Ferdinand I of Austria (1793–1875) emperor of Austria in 1835
Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1721–1792)
Tuscany
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609), grand duke in 1587
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610-1670), grand duke in 1621
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769–1824), grand duke in 1790
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1835-1908), grand duke from 1859 to 1860
Naples/Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of Naples (ca.1424–1494), king in 1458
Ferdinand II of Naples (1469–1496), king in 1495
Ferdinand III of Naples — see Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand IV of Naples (1751–1825), king in 1759, also known as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies — see Ferdinand IV of Naples
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859), king in 1830
Parma
Ferdinand de Bourbon of Parma (1751–1802), duke in 1765
Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria — 1861–1948; knyaz (prince) 1887–1908, tsar (emperor) 1908–1918
Romania
Ferdinand I of Romania — 1865–1927; became king 1914
Other people
Ferran Adrià, Catalan chef
Fernando Alonso, Spanish racing driver
Ferdinand Bol, Dutch Golden Age painter
Fernand Braudel, French historian
Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer
Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand and Anton Ferdinand, English footballers
Ferdinand Foch, French, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I
Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
Fernando Guidicelli, Brazilian footballer
Ferdinand Kozovski, Bulgarian politician and general
Fernando Lamas, Argentine American actor
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll Morton" Lamothe, American self-styled inventor of jazz
Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese-Spanish sea captain, 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 Anton Ernst Porsche (1909-1998), Austrian automotive designer and businessman
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (born 1935), Austrian automotive designer
Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian hockey player
Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist
Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva, Portuguese footballer
Fernando Torres, Spanish football player
Fernando Wood, New York City mayor
Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German airship mogul
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (Lew Alcindor), American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Fernando Ribeiro, vocalist of the Portuguese metal band Moonspell
Places
Ferdinand (moon), a moon of Uranus
Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand), largest city in Malta by area
In the United States: Ferdinand, Idaho
Ferdinand, Indiana
Ferdinand, Vermont
Other uses
Ferdinand (horse) (1983–2002), racehorse
The Story of Ferdinand, children's book
Franz Ferdinand (band), from Scotland
Ferd'nand, a comic-strip character syndicated by United Media
Elefant (originally named Ferdinand), WWII German self-propelled antitank gun
Ferdinand (chimpanzee)
Ferdinand Griffon, main character played by Jean-Paul Belmondo in the movie Pierrot le fou
Translation
The word "Ferdinand" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Estonian, French, Lithuanian, Dutch, Low Saxon, Polish, Slovak, Volapük.
Translation(s) in other languages: Breton: Ferdinant, Czech: Ferdinand (rozcestník), German: Fernando, Galician: Fernando, Italian: Fernando, Hebrew: פרדיננד, Japanese: フェルディナンド, Portuguese: Fernando, Chinese: 费迪南德.
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