Details for the forename Fernando

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Fernando (male)


Variants:	Ferdinand (M) Fernán (M) Hernando (M)
Derivative(s):	Fernão (M) Ferrão (M)
Derivative of:	Ferdinando (M)

Source(s):	"Scottish Surnames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Spanish and Portuguese, derived from a Spanish name [Ferdinando], itself from a German/Visigoth source meaning either "ready for peace" or "ready for a journey".