Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the

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culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name ''Fard-nanth'', which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual traveler". The House of Hernán gave its name to those with the surname Hernández, the -ez at the end denoting membership of that House. The surname, like many Spanish surnames, is of Teutonic-Gothic origin. It is not connected with " Herman" - also of Germanic origin, but a different one. Persons with the given name include: * Hernán Alvarado Solano (1946–2011), Colombian Roman Catholic Bishop * Hernán Andrade (born 1960), Mexican racewalker * Hernán Barcos (born 1984), Argentine football player * Hernán Barreneche (born 1939), retired long-distance runner * Hernán Behn (19th century), Puerto Rican businessperson * Hernán Bernardello (born 1986), Argentine football midfielder * Hernán Boyero (born 1979), Argentine football striker * Hernán Büchi (born 1949), Chilean economist and politician * Hernán Buenahora (born 1967), Colombian road racing cyclist * Hernán Caputto (born 1974), Argentine footballer * Hernán Carrasco Vivanco (21st century), former Chilean football (soccer) manager * Hernán Cattáneo (21st century), Argentine house DJ *

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions o ...

(1485–1547), Spanish conquistador * Hernán Crespo (born 1975), Argentine international footballer * Hernán Cristante (born 1969), Argentine goalkeeper * Hernán Santa Cruz (1906–1999), Chilean delegate to the United Nations * Hernán Darío Gómez (born 1956), Colombian ex-football player and manager * Hernán Díaz (born 1965), former Argentine football right back * Hernán Elizondo Arce (born 1920), Costa Rican novelist and poet * Hernán Figueroa (born 1927), Chilean decathlete * Hernán Fredes (born 1987), Argentine football midfielder * Hernán Gamboa (born 1946), Venezuelan musician * Hernán Gaviria (1969–2002), Colombian football midfielder * Hernán Giraldo (born 1948), Colombian murderer * Adrián Hernán González (born 1976), Argentine football midfielder * Hernán Gumy (born 1972), Argentine tennis player and coach * Hernán Iribarren (born 1984), Major League Baseball utility player * Hernán Larraín (born 1947), conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politician * Hernán Losada (born 1982), Argentine football midfielder * Hernán Luna (born 1999), Colombian football winger * Hernán Maisterra (born 1972), retired Argentine footballer * Hernán Mattiuzzo (born 1984), Argentine football midfielder * Hernán Medford (born 1968), Costa Rican soccer player and coach * Hernán Medina Calderón (born 1937), Colombian road racing cyclist * Jorge Hernán Monge (1938–2019), former Costa Rican soccer player * Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (1912–1981), President of Guatemala * Hernán Darío Muñoz (born 1973), Colombian road racing cyclist * Hernán Neira (born 1960), Chilean writer * Hernán Nuñez (1475–1553), Spanish humanist, classicist, philologist, and paremiographer * Facundo Hernán Quiroga (born 1978), Argentine football defender * Hernán Orjuela (born 1958), Colombian host * Hernán Padilla (born 1938), retired physician * Hernán Paolo Dellafiore (born 1985), Argentine-Italian football central defender * Hernán Patiño (1966–1995), Colombian road cyclist * Hernán Peirone (born 1986), Argentine football striker * Hernán Pellerano (born 1984), Argentine football defender * Hernán Pérez de Ovando (13th century), Spanish nobleman * Hernán Piquín (born 1973), Argentine dancer and actor * Hernán Ramírez Necochea (1917–1979), Chilean historian * Hernán Rengifo (born 1983), Peruvian football player * Hernán Rivera Letelier (born 1950), Chilean novelist * Hernán Rodrigo López (born 1978), Uruguayan football player * Hernán Sandoval (born 1983), Guatemalan football striker * Hernán Senillosa (born 1977), Argentine rugby union player *

Hernán Siles Zuazo Hernán Siles Zuazo (21 March 1914 – 6 August 1996) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 46th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1956 to 1960 and from 1982 to 1985. He also briefly served as interim president in April 1952 ...

(1914–1996), politician from Bolivia * Hernán Silva (1948–2017), Chilean football referee * Hernán Toro (born circa 1950), Venezuelan cinematographer * Hernán Trizano (1860–1926), Chilean-Italian military and police * Hernán Vodanovic (1946–2025), Chilean politician ;In USA without the accent: * Hernan Bas (born 1978), American painter * Hernan Diaz (21st century) Argentine-American writer

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