Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a male given name and a family name.
Origin and meaning of the name
The name comes from the Gothic frith (???? / friþ) 'protection, security' and nanth (???? / nanþ) 'boldness, audacity', meaning 'bold protector'.
The name came to Spain with the Visigoths and in the 16th century with the Habsburgs in German-speaking countries and soon became popular there.
name day
- May 30th - Ferdinand III. of Castile , the saint
variants
- female: Ferdinande , Fernandia
Well-known namesake
First name and surname
Overview by title:
Overview by families:
- Ferdinand von Habsburg (-Lothringen) or Austria
- Ferdinand of Tuscany
- Ferdinando de 'Medici
Other people:
- Ferdinand (1783–1866), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
- Ferdinand Franz Maria Bouget (1741–1818), kuk Major General, Commander of the Nassau Cuirassier Regiment
- Ferdinand Bronner (pseudonym Franz Adamus; 1867–1948), German writer and playwright
- Ferdinand Chalandon (1875–1921), French writer, historian and Byzantinist
- Ferdinand von Droste zu Hülshoff (1841–1874), ornithologist and writer
- Ferdinand Dudenhöffer (* 1951), German transport scientist
- Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), French marshal in the First World War.
- Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810–1876), German poet
- Ferdinand Friedensbacher (1911–1987), Austrian ski racer and ski jumper
- Ferdinand M. Gerlach (* 1961), general practitioner and scientist
- Ferdinando Gorges (around 1568 - 1647), English colonist
- Ferdinand Heydrich (1827–1903), German businessman, politician and sculptor
- Ferdinand Hirscher (* 1955), Austrian alpine ski trainer
- Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918), Swiss painter
- Ferdinand Keller (1800–1881), Swiss archaeologist
- Ferdinand Kohl (1876 / 77–1906), sculptor from Baden
- Ferdinand “Ferdy” Kübler (1919–2016), Swiss racing cyclist
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825–1864), German politician and founder of social democracy
- Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese navigator
- Ferdinand Marcos (1917–1989), Filipino politician, president and dictator
- Ferdinand Piëch (1937–2019), Austrian engineer and automobile manager
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951), German motor vehicle designer
- Ferdinand Raimund (1790–1836), Austrian playwright
- Ferdinando Rodolfi (1866–1943), Italian bishop
- Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875–1951), German surgeon
- Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913), Swiss linguist
- Ferdinand von Schirach (* 1964), German lawyer and writer
- Ferdinand Schörner (1892–1973), German Field Marshal General in World War II
- Ferdinand Staudinger (1933–2018), Austrian biblical scholar
- Ferdinand Tönnies (1855–1936), German sociologist
- Ferdinand Zechmeister (1927–1998), Austrian football player
- Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin (1838–1917), German airship designer
family name
- Anton Ferdinand (* 1985), English football player
- Franz Ferdinand (director) , Austrian actor and director
- Hans-Jürgen Ferdinand (* 1943), German soccer player
- Horst Ferdinand (1921–2004), German stenographer
- Johannes Baptist Ferdinand (1880–1967), German civil servant and local researcher
- Les Ferdinand (* 1966), English football player
- Rio Ferdinand (* 1978), English football player
Other people (literature, artist names)
- Clown Ferdinand
- Ferdinand (* 1988), Austrian rapper and singer, see Left Boy
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Ferdinand, the bull (children's book) , children's book (1936)
- Ferdinand the Bull (film) , short film based on the children's book (1938)
- Ferdinand - Go bullish! , feature film based on the children's book (2017)
- The car here is called Ferdinand (children's book) by Janosch
- Franz Ferdinand , a Scottish indie rock band
See also
Wiktionary: Ferdinand - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
