Ferdinand
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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, venture'.
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- Given name.name
- Ferdinand
- Given name.image
- File:FerdinandCatholic.jpg
- Given name.caption
- Ferdinand II of Aragon
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- 'brave in journey'
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- F635
- Commons category
- Ferdinand (given name)
- native label
- Ferdinand
- Cologne phonetics
- 372662
- Caverphone
- FTNNT1
- short name
- Fery
- P8168
- Oise
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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, venture'.
The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , Fernand, and , and it is Ferdinando and Fernando in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and Ferry.
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