Nando is a name for males - often in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

( Graubünden) and

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. It is often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of

Fernando Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

. Other forms are

Ferdinand 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 ...

(male; Germanic) and Nándor (male; Hungarian) and Nanna/Nanda/Nande (female).

Etymology

Germanic: ''nantha'' → bold, reckless, brave

People named Nando

* Fernando García Puchades (born 1994) Spanish footballer commonly known as Nando * Nando (footballer, born May 1967), Spanish footballer Fernando Martínez Perales *

Nando (footballer, born October 1967) Nando may refer to: People * Nando (name), a male given name or nickname (short for Fernando, Ferdinando, etc.) * Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 1950), known as Nandó, Angolan politician and former Prime Minister of Angola * Nando Gar ...

, Spanish footballer Fernando Muñoz García * Nando (Mozambican footballer) (1982–2007), Mozambican footballer Fernando Paulo Matola * Nando (Timorese footballer) (born 1985) * Fernando Altimani (1893–1963), Italian racewalker * Nandcoomar

Nando Bodha Nandcoomar Bodha MP (born नन्दकुमार बोधा on 3 February 1954) is a Mauritian politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius. He was also the Minister of Tourism & Leisure of Mauritius. He has been holdin ...

(born 1954), Mauritian politician, former Minister of Tourism & Leisure and former Minister of Agriculture * Fernando

Nando Bruno Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale ...

(1895–1963), Italian actor * Fernando

Nando Cicero Fernando Cicero, better known as Nando Cicero (22 January 1931 – 30 July 1995), was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. Born in Asmara, Cicero debuted as an actor, working with directors such as Luchino Visconti ('' Senso'', 195 ...

(1931–1995), Italian film director, screenwriter and actor * Fernando Manuel Co (born 1973), Bissau-Guinean former footballer *

Nando de Colo Nando Bruno Alfred Andre de Colo (born 23 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player for ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. A six-time ...

(born 1987), French basketball player *

Nando de Freitas Nando de Freitas is a researcher in the field of machine learning, and in particular in the subfields of neural networks, Bayesian inference and Bayesian optimization, and deep learning. Biography De Freitas was born in Zimbabwe. He did his ...

, Zimbabwean computer scientist and Oxford professor * Fernando García Puchades (born 1994), Spanish footballer commonly known as Nando *

Nando Gatti Nando Gatti (1927-date of death unknown) was a former South African international lawn bowler. Bowls career World championships Gatti came to prominence in 1976 when he won the triples, fours and team gold medal at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls C ...

(1927–?), South African lawn bowler *

Ferdinando Gentile Ferdinando Gentile, commonly known as Nando Gentile (born 1 January 1967), is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Playing as a point guard, Gentile had a successful pro club playing career, amassing a slew of team trophies ...

(born 1967), Italian former basketball player * Fernando Gómez Herrera (born 1984), Spanish footballer commonly known as Nando *

Fernando González Valenciaga Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

(1921–1988), Spanish footballer better known as Nando *

Ferdinando Minoia Ferdinando "Nando" Minoia (2 June 1884 – 28 June 1940) was an Italian racing driver with an exceptionally long, distinguished and varied career. In 1907, he won the Coppa Florio driving an Isotta Fraschini. In 1923, he drove the world’s ...

(1884–1940), Italian racing driver * Fernando

Nando Maria Neves Fernando "Nando" Maria Neves (born 9 June 1978) is a retired Cape Verdean football defender who played for the Cape Verde national football team. Biography He played with Batuque of Mindelo in its youth team. He appeared in the Portuguese te ...

(born 1978), Cape Verdean footballer * Fernando

Nando Parrado Fernando "Nando" Seler Parrado Dolgay (born 9 December 1949) is one of the sixteen Uruguayan survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972. After spending two months trapped in the mounta ...

(born 1949), Uruguayan plane crash survivor *

Fernando Orsi Fernando "Nando" Orsi (born 12 September 1959 in Rome) is an Italian association football, football manager and former player, who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Playing career After starting out at A.S. Roma, Roma, O ...

(born 1959), Italian football manager and former goalkeeper * Fernando Quesada (born 1994), Spanish footballer *

Nando Rafael Nando Rafael (born 10 January 1984) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bali United in the Indonesian Super League. Early life Rafael was born in Luanda. He fled from the Angolan Civil War at the age of eight after b ...

(born 1984), Angolan footballer *

Nando Reis Nando Reis (, born José Fernando Gomes dos Reis; January 12, 1963) is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and one of the lead singers of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own ...

(born 1963), Brazilian musician born José Fernando Gomes dos Reis * Miguel Vera (1932–1952), United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor * Nando Wormgoor (born 1992), Dutch footballer *

Nando Yosu Fernando Trío Zabala (8 July 1939 – 20 February 2016), known as Nando Yosu, was a Spanish football midfielder and manager. His extensive career, as both a player and coach, was mainly associated to Racing de Santander. Playing career Born ...

(1939–2016), Spanish footballer Fernando Trío Zabala * Nando Oswald (2002-present), Swiss person of public interest {{given name Masculine given names Hypocorisms it:Nando