Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either

Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with

Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

forms are , ''

Fernand Fernand is a masculine given name of French origin. The feminine form is Fernande. Fernand may refer to: People Given name * Fernand Augereau (1882–1958), French cyclist * Fernand Auwera (1929–2015), Belgian writer * Fernand Baldet (1885– ...

'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and ''

Ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, .

Royalty

Aragón/León/Castile/Spain

* Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380–1416) the Just, King in 1412 *

Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II ( an, Ferrando; ca, Ferran; eu, Errando; it, Ferdinando; la, Ferdinandus; es, Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), also called Ferdinand the Catholic (Spanish: ''el Católico''), was King of Aragon and Sardinia from ...

(1452–1516) the Catholic, King in 1478 * Ferdinand I of León (1015–1065) the Great, King of León and Castile in 1037 * Ferdinand II of León (1137–1188), King of León in 1157 * Ferdinand III of Castile (1199–1252) the Saint, King of Castile in 1217 and of León in 1230 * Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285–1312) the Summoned, King of Castile in 1295 and of León in 1301 *Ferdinand V of Castile (1452–1516) the Catholic – see

* Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713–1759) the Learned, King of Spain in 1746 * Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784–1833), twice King of Spain: 1808 and 1813–1833 * Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1618–1641)

Portugal

Ferdinand I of Portugal Ferdinand I ( pt, Fernando; 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome () or occasionally the Inconstant (), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. His death led to the 1383–85 crisis, also k ...

the Handsome (1345–1383), King in 1367 * Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816–1885), second husband of Queen Maria II *

Ferdinand, Count of Flanders Ferdinand (Portuguese: ''Fernando'', French and Dutch: ''Ferrand''; 24 March 1188 – 27 July 1233) reigned as '' jure uxoris'' Count of Flanders and Hainaut from his marriage to Countess Joan, celebrated in Paris in 1212, until his death. He w ...

(1188–1233), son of King Sancho I * Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402–1443), youngest son of King John I * Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), 2nd Duke of Viseu and 1st Duke of Beja, King Manuel's father *

Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda, (5 June 1507 – 7 November 1534; pt, Fernando; ) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince), the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon. Biography Ferdinand was born in Abran ...

(1507–1534), 3rd son of King Manuel I of Portugal

Austria and German states

* Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–1564), Emperor in 1556 * Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529–1595), Governor in the Kingdom of Bohemia in Prague (1547–1567) and sovereign of Tyrol and Further Austria (1564–1595), in Innsbruck since 1567 *

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, Hungary, and List of Croatian monarchs, Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Archd ...

(1578–1637), Emperor in 1619 * Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608–1657), King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria * Ferdinand I of Austria (1793–1875), Emperor of Austria in 1835 * Ferdinand of Bavaria (1577–1650) Prince-elector archbishop of Cologne, prince-bishop of Hildesheim, Liège, Münster, and Paderborn * Ferdinand of Fürstenberg (1626–1683) Prince Bishop of Paderborn and Münster. * Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1721–1792) * Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg (1997), Archduke of Austria, Grandson to late Otto von Habsburg of Austria

Italian states

Naples, Sicily and the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand I of Naples Ferdinando Trastámara d'Aragona, of the Naples branch, universally known as Ferrante and also called by his contemporaries Don Ferrando and Don Ferrante (2 June 1424, in Valencia – 25 January 1494, in Kingdom of Naples, Naples), was the only so ...

(1423–1494), King in 1458 * Ferdinand II of Naples (1469–1496), King in 1495 *Ferdinand III of Naples – see

* Ferdinand IV of Naples – see Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies *Ferdinand I of Sicily – see Ferdinand I of Aragon *Ferdinand II of Sicily – see

* Ferdinand III of Sicily – see Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies * Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751–1825) * Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859), King from 1830 to 1859

Mantua and Montferrat

*Ferdinand or Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1587–1626), Duke in 1612 *Ferdinand or

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (31 August 1652 – 5 July 1708) was the only child of Duke Charles II of Mantua and Montferrat, and the last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua of the House of Gonzaga. Biography Born in Revere, In 1665 Ferdinand Charles re ...

(1652–1708), Duke in 1665

Parma

* Ferdinand of Parma (1751–1802), Duke in 1765

Tuscany

* 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

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

Denmark

* Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792–1863)

Other people

*Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *

Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Díaz (; born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish racing driver currently competing for Alpine in Formula One. He won the series' World Drivers' Championship in and with Renault, and has also driven for McLaren, Ferrari, and Mi ...

(born 1981), Spanish racing driver * Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter * Fernand Braudel (1902–1985), French historian * Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898), British banker * Ferdinand Budicki (1871–1951), Croatian automotive pioneer * Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951), German automotive engineer and founder of Porsche *

Ferd Burket Ferdinand John Burket (born January 9, 1933) is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Southeastern Oklahoma ...

(born 1933), American football player *

Ferdinand Coly Ferdinand Alexandre Coly (born 10 September 1973) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a full-back. Career Coly was born in Dakar. He moved to France when he was 7 years old. He played in all of Senegal's matches in th ...

(born 1973), Senegalese footballer * Ferdinand Dennis (born 1956), Jamaican-born writer and broadcaster * Ferd Dreher (1913–1996), American football player * Ferdinand Fabra (1906–2007), German football manager * Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), French marshal, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I * Ferd Hayward (1911–1988), Canadian racewalker * Ferran Hurtado (1951–2014), Spanish mathematician and computer scientist * Ferdinand van Ingen (born 1933), Dutch Germanist * Ferdinand Jodl (1896–1956), German World War II general, brother of Alfred Jodl * Ferd Johnson (1905–1996), American cartoonist *

Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Todorov Kozovski ( bg, Фердинанд Тодоров Козовски; 27 January 1892 – 12 September 1965) was a Bulgarian communist politician and Lieutenant General in the Bulgarian Army who served as Chairman of the National Ass ...

(1892–1965), Bulgarian politician and general *Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, better known as Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941), American self-styled inventor of jazz * Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894), French developer of the Suez Canal * Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese sea captain (serving Spain), leader of first expedition to sail around the world *

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

(1917–1989), Tenth president of the Philippines * Ferdinand "Thirdy" Ravena III (born 1996), Filipino basketball player * Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770-1845, Swiss-American surveyor * Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875–1951), German surgeon *

Ferdinand de Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure (; ; 26 November 1857 – 22 February 1913) was a Swiss linguist, semiotician and philosopher. His ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in both linguistics and semiotics in the 20th century. He is widel ...

(1857–1913), Swiss linguist *

Ferran Torres Ferran Torres García (born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Torres began his career at Valencia, where he made his senior debut in 2017 ...

(born 2000), Spanish footballer * Ferd Wirtz (1885–1947), Luxembourgian gymnast * Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917), German airship mogul *

Ferdinand Mannlicher Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher (January 30, 1848 – January 20, 1904) was an Austrian engineer and small arms designer. Along with James Paris Lee, Mannlicher was particularly noted for inventing the en-bloc clip charger-loading magazine system ...

(1848–1904), Austrian firearms designer *

Ferdinand Zylka Ferdinand Leontin Zylka (born 11 April 1998) is a German basketball player who plays for Brussels Basketball, Circus Brussels of the BNXT League. Professional career In August 2021, Ferdinand Zylka signed with PS Karlsruhe Lions. The Lions state ...

(born 1998), German basketball player

Fictional characters

*Ferdinand von Aegir, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *Ferdinand Griffon, main character played by Jean-Paul Belmondo in the movie '' Pierrot le fou'' *Ferdinand Vaněk, a vaguely autobiographical character in several plays by the Czech playwright Václav Havel * Ferdinand, a character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' *Ferdinand the Bull, a mild mannered bull in the children's book '' The Story of Ferdinand'' *Ferdinand the Bull, mascot of the Taranaki Rugby Football Union team * Ferdinand, a character from the television series ''Thomas & Friends'' *Dr. Ferdinand, a character from the manga '' Steel Ball Run'' *Ferdinand, a character from the action-adventure game '' L.A. Noire''