Ferdinand Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements frith "protection", frið "peace" or alternatively farð "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic *farthi, abstract noun from root *far- "to fare, travel", and nanth "courage" or nand "ready, prepared" related to Old High German nendan "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom . It is reconstructed as either Gothic Ferdinanths or Frithunanths . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain . Variants of the name include Fernán , Fernando , Hernando , and Hernán in Spanish , Ferran in Catalan , and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese . The French forms are Ferrand , Fernand , and Fernandel , and it is Ferdinando and Fernando in Italian . In Hungarian both Ferdinánd and Nándor are used equally. There are numerous hypocorisms or short forms in many languages, such the Finnish Veeti. There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, Fernanda .Aristocracy Aragón/León/Castile/Spain Ferdinand I of Aragon the Just, King in 1412 Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic, King in 1478 Ferdinand I of León the Great, King of León and Castile in 1037 Ferdinand II of León, King of León in 1157 Ferdinand III of Castile the Saint, King of Castile in 1217 and of León in 1230 Ferdinand IV of Castile the Summoned, King of Castile in 1295 and of León in 1301 Ferdinand V of Castile the Catholic - see Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand VI of Spain the Learned, King of Spain in 1746 Ferdinand VII of Spain, twice King of Spain: 1808 and 1813-1833 Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of AustriaPortugal Ferdinand I of Portugal the Handsome, King in 1367 Ferdinand II of Portugal, second husband of Queen Maria II Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, son of King Sancho I Ferdinand the Holy Prince, youngest son of King John I Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke of Viseu and 1st Duke of Beja , King Manuel's father Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda, 3rd son of King Manuel I of Portugal Austria and German states Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor , Emperor in 1556 Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Governor in the Kingdom of Bohemia in Prague and sovereign of Tyrol and Further Austria, in Innsbruck since 1567. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor in 1619 Ferdinand I of Austria, Emperor of Austria in 1835 Ferdinand of Bavaria Prince-elector archbishop of Cologne, prince-bishop of Hildesheim, Liège, Münster, and Paderborn Ferdinand of Fürstenberg Prince Bishop of Paderborn and Münster. Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg, Archduke of Austria, Grandson to late Otto von Habsburg of AustriaItalian states Naples, Sicily and the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I of Naples, King in 1458 Ferdinand II of Naples, King in 1495 Ferdinand III of Naples - see Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand IV of Naples - see Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I of Sicily - see Ferdinand I of Aragon Ferdinand II of Sicily - see Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand III of Sicily - see Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, King from 1830 to 1859Mantua and Montferrat Ferdinand or Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua , Duke in 1612 Ferdinand or Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat , Duke in 1665Parma Ferdinand of Parma, Duke in 1765Tuscany Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany , Grand Duke in 1790 Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Grand Duke from 1859 to 1860Bulgaria Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, knyaz 1887–1908, tsar 1908–1918Romania Ferdinand I of Romania, became King 1914Denmark Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark Other people Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Fernando Alonso, Spanish racing driver Ferdinand Bol, Dutch Golden Age painter Fernand Braudel, French historian Ferdinand Budicki, Croatian automotive pioneer Ferd Burket, American football player Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer Ferdinand Dennis, Jamaican-born writer and broadcaster Ferd Dreher, American football player Ferdinand Fabra, German football manager Ferdinand Foch, French marshal, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I Ferd Hayward, Canadian racewalker Ferran Hurtado, Spanish mathematician and computer scientist Ferdinand Jodl, German World War II general, brother of Alfred Jodl Ferd Johnson, American cartoonist Ferdinand Kozovski, Bulgarian politician and general Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, better known as Jelly Roll Morton , American self-styled inventor of jazz Ferdinand de Lesseps, French developer of the Suez Canal Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sea captain, leader of first expedition to sail around the world Ferdinand Marcos, Tenth president of the Philippines Ferdinand Sauerbruch, German surgeon Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist Ferd Wirtz, Luxembourgian gymnast Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German airship mogulFictional characters 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 Ferdinand the Bull, mascot of the Taranaki Rugby Football Union team Ferdinand Griffon, main character played by Jean-Paul Belmondo in the movie Pierrot le fou Ferdinand, a railway engine in the television series Thomas & Friends Ferdinand Vaněk, a vaguely autobiographical character in several plays by the Czech playwright Václav Havel Dr. Ferdinand, a character from Steel Ball Run Ferdinand, a character from L.A. Noire Ferdinand von Aegir, a character from
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