Ferdinand

English

Etymology

From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (journey) or *friþuz (peace) + *nanþaz (daring) (from the root of *ninþaną (to be daring)). See also Frankish *Fardinanth.

The moon is named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ferdinand

  1. A male given name, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but never popular in English.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus.

Translations


Czech

Proper noun

Ferdinand m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Danish

Proper noun

Ferdinand

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Faroese

Proper noun

Ferdinand m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Usage notes

  • son of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsson
  • daughter of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Ferdinand
Accusative Ferdinand
Dative Ferdinandi
Genitive Ferdinands

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Ferdinand

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ferdinand

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Slovak

Etymology

From German Ferdinand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrdinand/

Proper noun

Ferdinand m (genitive Ferdinanda, nominative plural Ferdinandovia) declension pattern chlap

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ferdiš, Ferdiško
  • Ferdo, Ferdko
  • Nando, Nandko

Further reading

  • Ferdinand in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Swedish

Proper noun

Ferdinand c (genitive Ferdinands)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
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