Boy · Germanic, through Spanish
Ferdinando
Say it: fer-dih-NAN-doh
Meaning
From Germanic, uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used in Elizabethan noble families.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 302 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 1912, about 1 in 71,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ferdinand
| Spanish | Fernando |
|---|---|
| German | Ferdinand |
Famous bearers
- Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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