Ferdinand
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'''Ferdinand''' is a [[Germanic language|Germanic]] [[given name]] composed of the words for ''prepared''/''protection''/''safety'' (frithu) and ''journey''/''boldness''/''recklessness'' (nantha). It is particularly common in nations and regions that were settled by the [[Visigoths]]: '''Fernán''', '''Fernando''', '''Hernando''', and '''Hernán''' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], '''Ferran''' in [[Catalan language|Catalan]], and '''Fernando''' and '''Fernão''' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. The Visigoths originally pronounced it as '''''Frithnanth''''', later its [[Latin]]ized form '''''Frithunantus''''' was pronounced that way by the Romans. According to Visigothic tradition it means "ardent for peace."
The [[French language|French]] forms are '''Ferrand''' and '''Fernandel''', and it is '''[[Ferdinando]]''' in [[Italian language|Italian]]. In the United States the name has been Americanized into '''Fernie'''.
== Royalty and Nobility ==
=== Aragon ===
*[[Ferdinand I of Aragon]] — the Just; 1379–1416; king 1412
*[[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] — also known as Ferdinand V of Castille, the Catholic; 1453–1516
=== Leon/Castille/Spain ===
*[[Ferdinand I of Castile|Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon]] — the Great; ca.1000–1065, became king 1037
*[[Ferdinand II of Leon]] — d. 1188; became king 1157
*[[Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon]] — the Saint; ca.1217, 1199–1252; became king of Castile 1217, of Leon 1230
*[[Ferdinand IV of Castile|Ferdinand IV of Castile and Leon]] — 1285–1312; became king 1295
*[[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand V]] — also known as Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic
*[[Ferdinand VI of Spain]] — 1712–1759; became king 1746
*[[Ferdinand VII of Spain]] — 1784–1833; became king 1808
*[[Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of Spain]] (1618–1641)
=== Portugal ===
*[[Ferdinand I of Portugal]], the Handsome (1345–1383), king in 1367
*[[Ferdinand II of Portugal]] (1816–1885), second husband of queen [[Maria II of Portugal|Maria II]]. Consort prince (1836) and Consort king (1837)
*[[Infante Fernando%2C Count of Flanders]], son of king [[Sancho I of Portugal|Sancho I]]
*[[Fernando%2C_the_Saint_Prince|Ferdinand the Holy Infante]], king [[John I of Portugal|John I]] younger son, died in [[Morocco]], prisioner of the [[Moors]]
*[[Ferdinand%2C Duke of Viseu|Infante Ferdinand]], 2nd Duke of Viseu and 1st Duke of Beja, [[Manuel I of Portugal|king Manuel]]'s father
*[[Infante Fernando%2C Duke of Guarda and Trancoso]], 3rd male son of king [[Manuel I of Portugal]]
*[[Fernando I%2C Duke of Braganza|Ferdinand I]], 2nd Duke of Braganza, son of [[Afonso%2C_Duke_of_Braganza|Afonso I]], 1st Duke of Braganza
*[[Fernando II%2C Duke of Braganza|Ferdinand II]], 3rd Duke of Braganza, son of Ferdinand I
=== Austria and German States ===
*[[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (1503–1564) emperor in 1556
*[[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (1578–1637) emperor in 1619
*[[Ferdinand I of Austria]] (1793–1875) emperor of Austria in 1835
*[[Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick]] (1721–1792)
=== Tuscany ===
*[[Ferdinando I de%27 Medici%2C Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (1549-1609), grand duke in 1587
*[[Ferdinando II de%27 Medici%2C Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (1610-1670), grand duke in 1621
*[[Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (1769–1824), grand duke in 1790
*[[Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (1835-1908), grand duke from 1859 to 1860
=== Naples/Two Sicilies ===
*[[Ferdinand I of Naples]] (ca.1424–1494), king in 1458
*[[Ferdinand II of Naples]] (1469–1496), king in 1495
*Ferdinand III of Naples — see [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]]
*[[Ferdinand IV of Naples]] (1751–1825), king in 1759, also known as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
*[[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]] — see Ferdinand IV of Naples
*[[Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies]] (1810–1859), king in 1830
=== Parma ===
*[[Ferdinand of Parma|Ferdinand de Bourbon of Parma]] (1751–1802), duke in 1765
=== Bulgaria ===
*[[Ferdinand I of Bulgaria]] — 1861–1948; ''knyaz'' (prince) 1887–1908, ''tsar'' (emperor) 1908–1918
=== Romania ===
*[[Ferdinand I of Romania]] — 1865–1927; became king 1914
== Other people ==
*[[Ferran Adrià]], Catalan chef
*[[Fernando Alonso]], Spanish racing driver
*[[Ferdinand Bol]], Dutch Golden Age painter
*[[Fernand Braudel]], French historian
*[[Ferdinand Coly]], Senegalese footballer
*[[Les Ferdinand]], [[Rio Ferdinand]] and [[Anton Ferdinand]], English footballers
*[[Ferdinand Foch]], French, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I
*[[Fernando González]], Chilean tennis player
*[[Fernando Guidicelli]], Brazilian footballer
*[[Fernando Lamas]], Argentine American actor
*Ferdinand "[[Jelly Roll Morton]]" Lamothe, American self-styled inventor of jazz
*[[Ferdinand Magellan]], Portuguese-Spanish sea captain, leader of first expedition to sail around the world
*[[Ferdinand Marcos]], tenth president of the Philippines
*[[Ferdinand Porsche]], Austrian automotive engineer
*[[Fernando Pisani]], Canadian-Italian Hockey Player
*[[Ferdinand de Saussure]], French linguist
*[[Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva]], Portuguese footballer
*[[Fernando Torres]], Spanish football player
*[[Fernando Wood]], New York City mayor
*[[Ferdinand von Zeppelin]], German airship mogul
*Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (Lew Alcindor), American basketball player who changed his name to [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]
== Places ==
* [[Ferdinand (moon)]], a moon of Uranus
* [[Siġġiewi]] (Città Ferdinand), the largest city in Malta by area
In the United States:
* [[Ferdinand, Idaho]]
* [[Ferdinand, Indiana]]
* [[Ferdinand, Vermont]]
== Other uses ==
* [[Ferdinand (horse)]] (1983–2002), racehorse
* ''[[The Story of Ferdinand]]'', a children's book
* [[Franz Ferdinand (band)]], from Scotland
* [[Ferd'nand]], a comic-strip character syndicated by United Media
* [[Elefant]] (originally named ''Ferdinand''), WWII German self-propelled antitank gun
== See also ==
* [[Ferdinando]]
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