Ferdinand

For other uses, see Ferdinand (disambiguation).

Ferdinand
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Pronunciation	/fɜːrdɪnænd/ German: [ˈfɛʁdɪˌnant]
Gender	male
Origin
Meaning	"peaceful journey"

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.

Aristocracy

Aragón/León/Castile/Spain

Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380–1416) the Just, King in 1412
Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452–1516) the Catholic, King in 1478
Ferdinand I of León (1015–1065) the Great, King of León and Castile in 1037
Ferdinand II of León (1137–1188), King of León in 1157
Ferdinand III of Castile (1199–1252) the Saint, King of Castile in 1217 and of León in 1230
Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285–1312) the Summoned, King of Castile in 1295 and of León in 1301
Ferdinand V of Castile (1452–1516) the Catholic - see Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713–1759) the Learned, King of Spain in 1746
Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784–1833), twice King of Spain: 1808 and 1813-1833
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (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
Ferdinand, Count of Flanders (1188-1233), son of King Sancho I
Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402–1443), youngest son of King John I
Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), 2nd Duke of Viseu and 1st Duke of Beja, King Manuel's father
Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda (1507–1534), 3rd son of King Manuel 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)
Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg (1997), Archduke of Austria, Grandson to late Otto von Habsburg of Austria

Italian states

Naples, Sicily and the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand I of Naples (1423–1494), 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 - see Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of Sicily - see Ferdinand I of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Sicily - see Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand III of Sicily - see Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751–1825)
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859), King from 1830 to 1859

Mantua and Montferrat

Ferdinand or Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1587-1626), Duke in 1612
Ferdinand or Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1652-1708), Duke in 1665

Parma

Ferdinand of Parma (1751–1802), Duke in 1765

Tuscany

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

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

Denmark

Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792-1863)

Other people

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Fernando Alonso (born 1981), Spanish racing driver
Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter
Fernand Braudel (1902–1985), French historian
Ferdinand Budicki (1871–1951), Croatian automotive pioneer
Ferd Burket (born 1933), American football player
Ferdinand Coly (born 1973), Senegalese footballer
Ferd Dreher (1913–1996), American football player
Ferdinand Fabra (1906–2007), German football manager
Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), French marshal, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I
Ferd Hayward (1911–1988), Canadian racewalker
Ferdinand Jodl (1896-1956), German World War II general, brother of Alfred Jodl
Ferd Johnson (1905–1996), American cartoonist
Ferdinand Kozovski (1892–1965), Bulgarian politician and general
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, better known as Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941), American self-styled inventor of jazz
Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894), French developer of the Suez Canal
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 Alexander Porsche (1935–2012), Austrian automotive designer
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909–1998), Austrian automotive designer and businessman
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913), Swiss linguist
Ferd Wirtz (1885–1947), Luxembourgian gymnast
Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917), German airship mogul

Fictional characters

Ferdinand (The Tempest), a character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest
Ferdinand the Bull, a mild mannered bull in the children's book The Story of Ferdinand
Ferdinand the Bull, mascot of the Taranaki Rugby Football Union team
Ferdinand Griffon, main character played by Jean-Paul Belmondo in the movie Pierrot le fou
Ferdinand, a railway engine in the television series Thomas & Friends
Ferdinand Vaněk, a vaguely autobiographical character in several plays by the Czech playwright Václav Havel