English Explanatory Dictionary

Fernando

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.

Pronunciation

/fɝˈnændoʊ/

Word forms

Fernando

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”)).

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