Fernando

proper nouncommon in dialogue

Canada//fɝˈnændoʊ//

A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.

proper noun

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A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.

Etymology

From Spanish Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent to English Ferdinand. From Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).

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Fernando · A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.

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