Ferdinand

Fer·di·nand
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US/ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/US/ˈfɝdən-/UK/ˈfɜːdɪnænd/UK/-nənd/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.

OriginSpanish Ferdinando ← Proto-Germanic *fardiz →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper nounFerdinand (countable and uncountable, plural Ferdinands)

plural Ferdinands

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.
  2. countableuncountableastronomyA moon of the planet Uranus.
  3. A number of places in the Philippines, named after former president Ferdinand Marcos:
    1. countableuncountableA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
    2. countableuncountableA barangay of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*fardiz“journey”
  2. SpanishFerdinando
  3. EnglishFerdinand

From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)). * (Uranus): The moon is named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest. * (Philippines): Named after Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos

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Translations

Bengali ফার্ডিনান্ড
  • ফার্ডিনান্ড (pharḍinanḍ)male given name
Bulgarian Фердина́нд
  • Фердина́нд (Ferdinánd)male given name
Catalan Ferran
  • Ferranmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 費迪南德 /费迪南德, 斐迪南
  • 費迪南德 /费迪南德 (Fèidínándé)male given name
  • 斐迪南 (Fěidínán)male given name
  • 費迪南 /费迪南 (Fèidínán)male given name
  • 天衛二十四 /天卫二十四 (Tiānwèi Èrshísì)moon of Uranus
Czech Ferdinand
  • Ferdinandmale given name
Danish Ferdinand
  • Ferdinandmale given name
Finnish Veeti
  • Veetimale given name
French Fernand
  • Fernandmale given name
German Ferdinand
  • Ferdinandmale given name
Greek Φερδινάνδος
  • Φερδινάνδος (Ferdinándos)male given name
Hungarian Ferdinánd, Nándor
  • Ferdinándmale given name
  • Nándormale given name
Italian Ferdinando
  • Ferdinandomale given name
Japanese ファーディナンド
  • ファーディナンド (Fādinando)moon of Uranus
Latin Ferdinandus
  • Ferdinandusmale given name
Norwegian Ferdinand
  • Ferdinandmale given name
Persian فردیناند
  • فردیناندmale given name
Polish Ferdynand
  • Ferdynandmale given name
Portuguese Fernão, Fernando
  • Fernãomale given name
  • Fernandomale given name
Russian Фердина́нд
  • Фердина́нд (Ferdinánd)male given name
Spanish Fernando, Hernando
  • Fernandomale given name
  • Hernandomale given name
  • Hernánmale given name
  • Fernánmale given name
Swedish Ferdinand
  • Ferdinandmale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Ferdinand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ferdinand

MLA

“Ferdinand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ferdinand. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ferdinand,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ferdinand.

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