Ferdinand is a

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are al ...

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 The Visigothic Kingdom, officially the Kingdom of the Goths ( la, Regnum Gothorum), was a kingdom that occupied what is now southwestern France and the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. One of the Germanic peoples, Germanic su ...

. It is reconstructed as either

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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

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, and and in Portuguese. The

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forms are , '' Fernand'', 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 Ferdinand I (Spanish: ''Fernando I''; 27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416 in Igualada, Òdena) named Ferdinand of Antequera and also the Just (or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and (nominal) Corsica and king of Sicily ...

(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 Ferdinand I ( 1015 – 24 December 1065), called the Great (''el Magno''), was the count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the king of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have h ...

(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 , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Maria Luisa of Savoy , birth_date = 23 September 1713 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Madrid, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Villavici ...

(1713–1759) the Learned, King of Spain in 1746 *

Ferdinand VII of Spain , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Charles IV of Spain , mother = Maria Luisa of Parma , birth_date = 14 October 1784 , birth_place = El Escorial, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Madrid, Spain , burial_plac ...

(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 Ferdinand I ( es, Fernando I; 10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, Hungary, and List of rulers of Croatia, Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1 ...

(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 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 Ferdinand I Gonzaga (26 April 1587 – 29 October 1626) was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1612 until his death. Biography Born in Mantua, he was the son of Vincenzo I and Eleonora de' Medici. He was appointed a cardinal at the age ...

(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 rec ...

(1652–1708), Duke in 1665

Parma

Ferdinand of Parma Ferdinand I (''Ferdinando Maria Filippo Lodovico Sebastiano Francesco Giacomo''; 20 January 1751 – 9 October 1802) was Duke of Parma, Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from his father's death on 18 July 1765 until he ceded the duchy to First ...

(1751–1802), Duke in 1765

Tuscany

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany 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 "co ...

(1769–1824), Grand Duke in 1790 *

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ( it, Ferdinando IV, Granduca di Toscana; 10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908) was the last Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1859 to 1860. Biography Born at Florence, he was the son of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tus ...

(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 Ferdinand (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; 24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927), nicknamed ''Întregitorul'' ("the Unifier"), was King of Romania from 1914 until his death in 1927. Ferdinand was the second son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and ...

(1865–1927), became King 1914

Denmark

Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark Frederick Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark ( da, Arveprins Ferdinand) (22 November 1792 – 29 June 1863) was grandson of King Frederick V and heir presumptive to the throne from 1848 until his death. Had he lived five months longer, he wo ...

(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 Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (17 December 1839 – 17 December 1898), also known as Ferdinand James Anselm Freiherr von Rothschild, was a British Jewish banker, art collector and politician who was a member of the prominent Rothschild family of ...

(1839–1898), British banker *

Ferdinand Budicki Ferdinand Budicki (11 April 1871 – 25 June 1951) was a Croatian pioneer of car, bicycle and airplane culture. A resident of Zagreb, Croatia, Budicki was reportedly the first to drive a car in his home city, and the first to open a car dealersh ...

(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 Ferdinand Dennis (born 18 March 1956)"Ferdinand Dennis"
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(born 1956), Jamaican-born writer and broadcaster *

Ferd Dreher Ferdinand "Ferd" Adolphus Dreher (February 23, 1913 – December 28, 1996) was an American football End (American football), end who played one season with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bea ...

(1913–1996), American football player *

Ferdinand Fabra Ferdinand Fabra (8 October 1906 – 22 December 2007) was a German Association football, football manager. He coached the Finland national football team, Finland national team from 1936 to 1937 and was the team's manager at the Football at t ...

(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 Ferdinand Jacobus van Ingen (8 December 1933 – 27 February 2021) was a Dutch scholar of Germanistics. He was a professor of German literature at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam between 1972 and 1998. Life Van Ingen was born on 8 December 1933 ...

(born 1933), Dutch Germanist *

Ferdinand Jodl Ferdinand Alfred Friedrich Jodl (28 November 1896 – 9 June 1956) was a German general during World War II who commanded the Mountain Corps Norway during the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive. He was the younger brother of Alfred Jodl, Chief of the Op ...

(1896–1956), German World War II general, brother of Alfred Jodl *

Ferd Johnson Ferdinand Johnson (December 18, 1905 – October 14, 1996), usually cited as Ferd Johnson, was an American cartoonist, best known for his 68-year stint on the ''Moon Mullins'' comic strip. Biography Johnson was born December 18, 1905, in ...

(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 Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (October 6, 1770 – November 20, 1843) was a Swiss-American surveyor who is considered the forefather of both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institute of Standards and Techno ...

(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. H ...

(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 Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then as ...

* 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 ''The Story of Ferdinand'' (1936) is the best-known work by the American author Munro Leaf. Illustrated by Robert Lawson, the children's book tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in bullfights. He sits in the midd ...

'' *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''