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Fernanda
Say it: fair-NAHN-dah
Meaning
Feminine of Fernando, a name of Visigothic origin whose elements are uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Very popular in Brazil and Spanish America today.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 17,122 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 2009, about 1 in 1,400 girls
- 509 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
SpanishPortugueseBrazilianMexicanItalianCentral AmericanAndeanArgentineCaribbean
The family of the name
Other spellings: Fer
| Italian | Fernanda |
|---|---|
| German | Ferdinande |
| Italian | Ferdinanda |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.