Fernando
English
Etymology
Contraction of Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /fɝˈnændoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ændəʊ
Proper noun
Fernando
- A male given name from Spanish of Spanish origin. Diminutive: Nando, Fer
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fer‧nan‧do
- IPA(key): /peɾˈnando/, [pɪɾ̪ˈn̪an̪.d̪ʊ]
Proper noun
Fernando
- a male given name
- a surname
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Fernão (historical)
- Ferdinando
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.du]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /feɾˈnɐ̃.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /feɻˈnɐ̃.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
- Hyphenation: Fer‧nan‧do
Proper noun
Fernando m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Derived terms
- Fernandes
Related terms
- Fernanda (feminine form)
Spanish
Etymology
From Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌳 (fard, “journey”) + 𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳 (nand, “ready, prepared”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feɾˈnando/ [feɾˈnãn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -ando
- Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧do
Proper noun
Fernando m
- a male given name from Gothic
Derived terms
- tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando
Anagrams
- frenando
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish.
Proper noun
Fernando (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- a male given name from Spanish
- a surname originating as a patronymic deriving from the given name, or from
Derived terms
- Fernan (diminutive)
- Nando (diminutive)
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fernando is the 92nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 60,063 individuals.