Fernando

From Spanish Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent to English Ferdinand. From Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /fɝˈnændoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ændəʊ

Fernando

1. A male given name from Spanish of Spanish origin. Diminutive: Nando, Fer

• Hyphenation: Fer‧nan‧do
• IPA^(key): /peɾˈnando/, [pɪɾ̪ˈn̪an̪.d̪ɔ]

Fernando

1. a male given name
2. a surname

• Fernão (historical)
• Ferdinando

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
• Hyphenation: Fer‧nan‧do

Fernando m (plural Fernandos)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

• Fernandes

• Fernanda (feminine form)

Contraction of Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).

• IPA^(key): /feɾˈnando/ [feɾˈnãn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ando
• Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧do

Fernando m

1. a male given name from Gothic

• frenando

Borrowed from Spanish.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /feɾˈnando/ [fɛɾˈnan.do]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /peɾˈnando/ [pɛɾˈnan.do]
• Rhymes: -ando
• Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧do

Fernando (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. a surname originating as a patronymic deriving from the given name, or from

• Fernan (diminutive)
• Nando (diminutive)

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fernando is the 92^nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 60,063 individuals.