Ferdinand

For other uses, see Ferdinand (disambiguation).

Ferdinand
Gender	male

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 as Finnish version is Veeti.

There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, Fernanda.

Royalty and Nobility

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 (1015–1065) the Great king of León and Castile in 1037;
• Ferdinand II (1137–1188), king of León in 1157;
• Ferdinand III (1199–1252) the Saint, king of Castile in 1217 and of León in 1230;
• Ferdinand IV (1285–1312) the Summoned, king of Castile in 1295 and of León in 1301;
• Ferdinand V (1452–1516) the Catholic - see Ferdinand II of Aragon;
• Ferdinand VI (1713–1759) the Learned, king of Spain in 1746;
• Ferdinand VII (1784–1833), king of Spain twice: 1808 and 1813-1833;
• Ferdinand of Habsburg, Cardinal-Infante (1618–1641).

Portugal

• Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345–1383), 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
• Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa, son of king Alphonse II
• Ferdinand the Holy Infante (1402–1443), king John I younger son, died in Morocco, prisoner of the Moors
• Infante Ferdinand (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 I (1403–1478), 2nd Duke of Braganza, son of Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza
• Ferdinand II (1430–1483), 3rd Duke of Braganza, son of Ferdinand I
• Ferdinand of Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Real, grandson of King Ferdinand I of Portugal
• Ferdinand of Menezes, 2nd Marquess and 4th Count of Vila Real

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)

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) - in 1816 he merged Naples and Sicily into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
• Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859), king from 1830 to 1859

Mantua and Montferrat

• Ferdinand Gonzaga (1587-1626) duke in 1612
• Ferdinand Charles (1652-1708) duke in 1665

Parma

• Ferdinand of Parma (1751–1802), duke in 1765

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

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

See also

• Ferd (nickname)
• Ferdinando (disambiguation)
• Fernand (disambiguation)
• Fernando
• Fernández
• Hernández