Ferdinand

Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture."

The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , ''Fernand'', and , and it is ''Ferdinando'' and ''Fernando'' in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and ''Ferry''.

There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish .

There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Provided by Wikipedia
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by Ferdinand 1578-1637
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by Ferdinand 1578-1637
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by Nagy, Apponi Blasius <<de>>
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by Bornitz, Jakob 1560-1625
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by Valmarana, Odoricus
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by Rätz, Franz
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