Fernando

See also: fernando

English

Etymology

From Spanish Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent to English Ferdinand. From Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /fɝˈnændoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ændəʊ

Proper noun

Fernando

1. A male given name from Spanish of Spanish origin. Diminutive: Nando, Fer

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Fernando.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Fer‧nan‧do
• IPA^(key): /peɾˈnando/ [peɾ̪ˈn̪an̪.d̪o]

Proper noun

Fernando

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. a surname

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Fernão (historical)
• Ferdinando

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /feɾˈnɐ̃.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feɻˈnɐ̃.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
• Hyphenation: Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

Fernando m (plural Fernandos, feminine Fernanda, feminine plural Fernandas)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Derived terms

• Fernandes

Related terms

• Fernanda

Spanish

Etymology

Contraction of Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feɾˈnando/ [feɾˈnãn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ando
• Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

Fernando m

1. a male given name from Gothic

Derived terms

• tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Fernando
• → Tagalog: Fernando

Anagrams

• frenando

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Fernando.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /feɾˈnando/ [fɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪o]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /peɾˈnando/ [pɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ando
• Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

Fernando (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. a surname originating as a patronymic deriving from the given name

Derived terms

• Fernan (diminutive)
• Nando (diminutive)

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fernando is the 92^nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 60,063 individuals.