Fernando

English

Etymology

Contraction of Ferdinando, Ferdinand, from Germanic farð "journey" or frið "peace" + nand "ready, prepared".

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ændəʊ

Proper noun

Fernando

  1. A male given name of Spanish origin. Diminutive: Nando

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

Fernando

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname​

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Fernando m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic farð "journey" + nand "ready, prepared".

Proper noun

Fernando m

  1. A male given name

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Fernando

  1. A male given name
  2. A patronymic surname​ deriving from the given name, or from

Derived terms

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fernando is the 92nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 60,063 individuals.

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