Nando (name)
Nando is a male name . It is particularly common in Italy and parts of the Swiss canton of Graubünden .
Origin and meaning
In Germanic nantha means “daring” or “bold”.
name day
May 30th , anniversary of the death of Ferdinand III. of Castile (1199–1252)
Well-known name bearers
- the South African fast food chain Nando’s - famous for the hot Peri-Peri sauce
- the Italian circus Circo Nando Orfei
- At the beginning of the 1980s one of the most successful East German racehorses was named Nando.
- Nando Rafael (* 1984), German-Angolan football player
- Fernando Carcupino , called Nando (1922–2003), Italian painter and caricaturist
- Fernando Pereira de Pinho Júnior , called Nando (* 1966), Brazilian soccer player
- Fernando Muñoz Garcia , called Nando (* 1967), Spanish football player