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Fernández () is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Fernando" of Germanic origin. The Germanic name Ferdinand that it derives from (Gothic: Frið-nanð) means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is Ibn Faranda and it was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus. Fernández was on the list of Officers and Sailors in the First Voyage of Columbus. The name is popular in Spanish speaking countries and former colonies.

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Surname.name
Fernández / Fernandes
Surname.meaning
Son of Fernando or Fernán
Surname.region
Spain, Portugal
Surname.variant
Fernandes, Hernández, Hernandes

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Fernández
Caverphone
FNTS11
Commons category
Fernández (surname)
Cologne phonetics
376628
Soundex
F655
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Fernández () is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Fernando" of Germanic origin. The Germanic name Ferdinand that it derives from (Gothic: Frið-nanð) means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is Ibn Faranda and it was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus. Fernández was on the list of Officers and Sailors in the First Voyage of Columbus. The name is popular in Spanish speaking countries and former colonies.

The Anglicization of this surname is Fernandez. In countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and India, the similar-sounding Portuguese-origin surname Fernándes also shares the same Anglicized form Fernandez, resulting in overlaps between the two.

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