Ferdinand

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Name: Ferdinand

Gender: Masculine

Language: German,English,Spanish,Dutch

Location: Eirope

Thematic: Unknown Thematic

Meaning: the same as German name Ferdinand

Comments: An old Spanish form of the German name Ferdinando, having parts of the name meaning "peace" and "daring, brave." The name was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Visigoths. The Spanish-born King Ferdinand 1 was the first of an extensive list of Spanish, Portuguese and Habsburg royalty with this name. The Portuguese explorer, who sailed around the world, Fernão de Magalhães/Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), was a famous name bearer.