Ferdinand is a

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...

composed of the elements "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 or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , '' Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and '' Fernando'' in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and ''

Ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

''. 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 (V ''of Castile'') (1452–1516) the Catholic, King in 1478 (in 1475, ''jure uxoris'') * 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 II of Aragon Ferdinand II, also known as Ferdinand I, Ferdinand III, and Ferdinand V (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), called Ferdinand the Catholic, was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of ...

* 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 the Handsome (1345–1383), King in 1367 *

Ferdinand II of Portugal ''Dom (title), Dom'' Ferdinand II (; 29 October 1816 – 15 December 1885), also known as Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and as "the King-artist" (), was King of Portugal from 16 September 1837 to 15 November 1853 as the husband and co-ruler ...

(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. B ...

(1188–1233), son of King Sancho I *

Ferdinand the Holy Prince Ferdinand the Holy Prince (; ; 29 September 1402 – 5 June 1443), sometimes called the "Saint Prince" or the "Constant Prince", was an ''infante'' of the Kingdom of Portugal. He was the youngest of the "Illustrious Generation" of 15th-century Po ...

(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 (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 (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 Ferdinand I ( 19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, King of Croatia, Croatia and King of Bohemia, Bohemia (as Ferdinand V), King of Lombardy– ...

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

Ferdinand IV of Naples Ferdinand I ( Italian: ''Ferdinando I''; 12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1816 until his death. Before that he had been, since 1759, King of Naples as Ferdinand IV and King of Sicily as Ferdinand III. He was ...

– see

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I (Italian language, Italian: ''Ferdinando I''; 12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, King of the Two Sicilies from 1816 until his death. Before that he had been, since 1759, King of Naples as Ferdinand I ...

*Ferdinand I of Sicily – see Ferdinand I of Aragon *Ferdinand II of Sicily – see

Ferdinand III of Sicily Ferdinand I ( Italian: ''Ferdinando I''; 12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1816 until his death. Before that he had been, since 1759, King of Naples as Ferdinand IV and King of Sicily as Ferdinand III. He was ...

– see 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 (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)

Lebanon

* Ferdinand Tyan, Prince (c. late 19th-early 20th century)

Other people

*Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Fernando Alonso (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 (born 1933), American football player * Ferdinand Coly (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 Ferdinand Foch ( , ; 2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general, Marshal of France and a member of the Académie Française and French Academy of Sciences, Académie des Sciences. He distinguished himself as Supreme Allied Commander ...

(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 (1933–2021), Dutch Germanist * Ferdinand Jodl (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 Sp ...

(1905–1996), American cartoonist * Ferdinand Kozovski (1892–1965), Bulgarian politician and general * Ferdinand Kvan Edman (born 1993), Norwegian middle-distance runner *Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, better known as

Jelly Roll Morton Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe ( Lemott, later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. Morton was jazz ...

(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 the first expedition to sail around the world *

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...

(1917–1989), 10th president of the Philippines * Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (born 1957), 17th president of the Philippines * Ferdinand Penker (1950-2014), Austrian painter * 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 (1857–1913), Swiss linguist * C. Ferdinand Sybert (1900–1982), Attorney General of Maryland and justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals * Ferran Torres (born 2000), Spanish footballer * Ferd Wirtz (1885–1947), Luxembourgish gymnast *

Ferdinand von Zeppelin Graf, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (; 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a General (Germany), German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the ...

(1838–1917), German airship mogul * Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848–1904), Austrian firearms designer * Ferdinand Zylka (born 1998), German basketball player

Fictional characters

* Ferdinand von Aegir, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and '' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'' *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 dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...

Ferdinand Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "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, ventu ...

, 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 *

, a character from the television series ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' *Dr. Ferdinand, a character from the manga '' Steel Ball Run'' *Ferdinand, a character from the action-adventure game '' L.A. Noire''

References

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