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Fernán (male)

Variants:Fernando (M) Hernán (M)
Derivative of:Ferdinando (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Spanish, ultimately derived from Ferdinando and Fernando, from a German/Visigoth source meaning either "ready for peace" or "ready for a journey".
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