Ferdinand
\fɛʁ.di.nɑ̃\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Germanic origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germanic |
| Pronunciation | \fɛʁ.di.nɑ̃\ |
| Compound names | François-Ferdinand, Louis-Ferdinand |
Origin and meaning
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
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
Around the world
- SpanishHernán
- CzechFerda
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: LoquaxFR (France (Vosges)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).