Ferdinand

For other uses, see Ferdinand (disambiguation).

Ferdinand
Gender	male

Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements frith "protection" (or alternatively farð "journey, travel"), and nanth "courage".

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.

There are numerous hypocorisms or short forms in many languages, such as Finnish version is Veeti.

There is a feminine Spanish and Portuguese form, Fernanda.

Royalty and Nobility

Aragon

• Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380–1416), the Just; king 1412
• Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452–1516), the Catholic

Leon/Castille/Spain

• Ferdinand I of León (1017–1065), the Great; ca.1000–1065, became king 1037
• Ferdinand II of León (1137–1188), became king 1157
• Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1199–1252), the Saint; ca.1217, became king of Castile 1217, of Leon 1230
• Ferdinand IV of Castile and Leon (1285–1312), became king 1295
• Ferdinand V (1452–1516), also known as Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic
• Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713–1759), became king 1746
• Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784–1833), became king 1808
• Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of Spain (1618–1641)

Portugal

• Ferdinand rISNG I of Portugal (1345–1383), the Handsome (1345–1383), king in 1367
• Ferdinand Rising II of Portugal (1816–1885), second husband of queen Maria II. Prince Consort (1836) and King consort (1837)
• Infante Fernando Risne, Count of Flanders, son of king Sancho I
• Infante Fernando REzEEeZZ, Lord of Serpa, son of king Afonso II
• Ferdinand Rising the Holy Infante (1402–1443), king John I younger son, died in Morocco, prisoner of the Moors
• Infante Ferdinand Rising (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 Rising I (1403–1478), 2nd Duke of Braganza, son of Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza
• Ferdinand Rising II (1430–1483), 3rd Duke of Braganza, son of Ferdinand I
• Fernando de Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Real, grandson of King Ferdinand I of Portugal
• Ferdinand Rising of Menezes, 2nd Marquis 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)
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1889-1914)

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

Naples/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 (1751–1825), king in 1759, also known as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
• Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751–1825), see Ferdinand IV of Naples
• Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859), king in 1830

Parma

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

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

Other people

• Ferdinand (dancer) (1791–1837), French ballet dancer
• Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (born 1935), Austrian automotive designer
• Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909–1998), Austrian automotive designer and businessman
• Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter
• Ferdinand Coly (born 1973), Senegalese footballer
• Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894), French developer of the Suez Canal
• Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913), Swiss linguist
• Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), French, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I
• Ferdinand Kozovski (1892–1965), Bulgarian politician and general
• Ferdinand "Jelly Roll Morton" Lamothe, American self-styled inventor of jazz
• Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (Lew Alcindor), American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• 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 von Zeppelin (1838–1917), German airship mogul
• Fernand Braudel (1902–1985), French historian
• Fernando Alonso (born 1981), Spanish racing driver
• Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
• Fernando González (born 1980), Chilean tennis player
• Fernando Guidicelli (1906–1968), Brazilian footballer
• Fernando Lamas (1915–1982), Argentine American actor
• Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), Portuguese poet and writer
• Fernando Pisani (born 1976), Canadian-Italian hockey player
• Fernando Ribeiro (born 1962), vocalist of the Portuguese metal band Moonspell
• Fernando Torres (born 1984), Spanish football player
• Fernando Valenzuela (born 1960), Mexican baseball pitcher in the United States Major Leagues
• Fernando Wood (1812–1881), New York City mayor
• Ferran Adrià (born 1962), Catalan chef
• Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand and Anton Ferdinand, English footballers

Fictional characters

• Ferdinand (The Tempest), a character in William Shakespeare's The Tempest
• Ferd'nand, a comic-strip character syndicated by United Media
• Ferdinand the Bull, a mild mannered bull from the story The Story of Ferdinand
• Ferdinand Griffon, main character played by Jean-Paul Belmondo in the movie Pierrot le fou

Animals

• Ferdinand (horse) (1983–2002), racehorse
• Ferdinand (chimpanzee)
• Ferdinand Bagheera Carr (cat)

Other

• Ferdinand (Elefant) - German tank destroyer

See also

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