Ferdinand

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Origin: Ancient Germanic

Meaning: from Germanic elements fardi (journey) and nand (daring, brave) essentially meaning "dangerous/brave journey"; alternatively, the first part of the name could be derived from Germanic frið meaning "peace".

Ferdi/Ferdy is a short form of the name.

Masculine variants: 

• Fernand (French)
• Fernando (Spanish, Portuguese)
• Ferdinando (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian)
• Ferran (Catalan)
• Ferdynand (Polish)
• Ferdinánd, Nándor (Hungarian)
• Fernão (Portuguese)
• Hernando, Hernán, Nando (Spanish)

Feminine forms: 

• Ferdinanda (Italian, German)
• Fernanda (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian)
• Fernande (French)