Ferdinand
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Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements 'journey, travel', Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root 'to fare, travel' (PIE 'to lead, pass over'), and 'courage' or 'ready, prepared' related to Old High German 'to risk, venture'. The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed in Gothic as either or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and in Portuguese, , Fernand, and in French, Ferdinando, Ferrante and Fernando in Italian, and in Hungarian, and and Ferry in Dutch. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form, (in Italian also ).
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements 'journey, travel', Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root 'to fare, travel' (PIE 'to lead, pass over'), and 'courage' or 'ready, prepared' related to Old High German 'to risk, venture'. The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed in Gothic as either or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and in Portuguese, , Fernand, and in French, Ferdinando, Ferrante and Fernando in Italian, and in Hungarian, and and Ferry in Dutch. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form, (in Italian also ). ==Fictional characters== Ferdinand von Aegir, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Ferdinand, a character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest Ferdinand, a character from the television series Thomas & Friends Ferdinand, the titular pacifist bull in American author Munro Leaf's The Story of Ferdinand as well as a 1938 short film and a 2017 feature film based on the book ==References== es:Fernando
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