Details for the forename Ferdinand

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Ferdinand (male)


Variants:	Fearadhach (M) Feardorcha (M) Fernand (M) Fernando (M) Ferrand (M) Hernando (M)
Pet Name(s):	Ferdie (M) Ferdy (M)
Derivative of:	Ferdinando (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Farry (M) Frederick (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English, German and French, originally a Spanish name [Ferdinando] from a German/Visigoth source meaning either "ready for peace" or, possibly, "ready for a journey". Note: The Irish Gaelic forename Fearadhach, meaning "manly", can be Anglicized as Farry or Ferdinand so these two names are classed here as lesser synonyms. Fearadhach can also be Anglicized as Frederick which is therefore classed here as a lesser synonym of Ferdinand.