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This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Fernando (disambiguation).
For the Argentine cocktail, see fernet con coca.
Fernando
PronunciationEuropean Portuguese: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]
Spanish: [feɾˈnando]
GenderMale
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FeminineFernanda
Origin
Word/nameSpain and Portugal
Meaningcourageous, adventurer, conqueror, and leader

Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".[1][2]

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Fictional characters

  • Fernando Sucre, fictional character from the American television series Prison Break

References

  1. ^ Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 566. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
  2. ^ Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 902. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
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