Ferdynand is a Polish variant of the Germanic name

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 ...

. Ferdynand means "bold protector".

People named Ferdynand

Ferdynand is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski (; 27 May 1876 – 3 January 1945) was a Polish writer, explorer, university professor, and anticommunist political activist. He is known for his books about Lenin and the Russian Civil War in which he participate ...

(1876–1945), Polish writer, journalist, traveller, explorer and university professor *

Ferdynand Arczyński Ferdynand Marek Arczyński (December 8, 1900 in Kraków – 1979 in Warsaw), cryptonym "Marek" or "Lukowski", was one of the founding members of an underground organization Żegota (Council for Aid to Jews) in Occupation of Poland (1939–45), ...

(1900–1979), founding member of Żegota in German-occupied Poland (1942–1945) *

Ferdynand Radziwiłł Prince Ferdynand Fryderyk Radziwiłł (1834 in Berlin – 1926 in Rome) was a Polish nobleman and Polish-German politician. Early life He was the son of Bogusław Fryderyk Radziwiłł and Leontyna von Clary und Aldringen. Through his pate ...

(1834–1926), Polish nobleman and Polish-German politician *

Ferdynand Ruszczyc Ferdynand Ruszczyc (1870–1936) was a Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. He was a member of the aristocratic Ruszczyc de Lis family. Biography Born in the village of Bohdanów (then Russian Empire, now Belarus), Ruszczyc spent h ...

(1870–1936), Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer *

Ferdynand Zarzycki Ferdynand Zarzycki (22 December 1888, in Tarnów – 10 October 1958, in Chicago, Illinois) was a Polish general and politician. He fought in the Polish Legions in World War I. From 1933 to 1934, he was a Minister of Trade and Industry in the Polis ...

(1888–1958), Polish general and politician *

Karol Ferdynand Vasa Prince Charles Ferdinand Vasa (; 13 October 1613 in Warsaw – 9 May 1655 in Wyszków), was a Polish people, Polish prince, priest, Bishop of Wrocław from 1625, bishop of Płock from 1640 and Duke of Opole from 1648 to 1655. Biography Charles F ...

(1613–1655), Prince-Bishop of Breslau/Wrocław, bishop of Płock and Duke of Oppeln Opole *

Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski Stanisław Ferdynant Rzewuski (1737–1786) was a Polish noble (szlachcic). Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on 1760. Born and raised in Marshal, he was the son of Hetman Wacław Rzewuski and Anna Lubomirska. He married th ...

(1737–1786), Polish noble (szlachcic)

People named Ferdynand

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