Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from Spanish.
Origin
- SpanishHernández“son of Hernando”
- EnglishHernandez
From Spanish Hernández (“son of Hernando”), from Hernando, variant of Fernando (“Ferdinand”), of Germanic origin.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Ерна́ндес
- Ерна́ндес (Ernándes)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 埃爾南德斯 /埃尔南德斯
- 埃爾南德斯 /埃尔南德斯 (Āiěrnándésī)Translations
Hindi एर्नान्देस
- एर्नान्देस (ernāndes)Translations
Japanese エルナンデス
- エルナンデス (Erunandesu)Translations
Korean 에르난데스
- 에르난데스 (ereunandeseu)Translations
Spanish Hernández
- HernándezTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
Hernandez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hernandez
MLA
“Hernandez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hernandez. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hernandez,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hernandez.
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