Comments for FERDINAND:

Ferdinand Magellan was not the first person to travel around the world. That person was Juan Sebastián Elcano and he was Spanish.

-- kassandra  6/28/2005

A character in Shakespeare's "the Tempest" bears this name.

-- Anonymous User  9/6/2005

Ferdinand V and his wife, Isabella I, were joint Monarchs in Spain.

-- Tbird  9/21/2005

It is also the gentle Disney bull, who prefers to sit under the cork oak and smell the flowers to bullfighting. (The Story of Ferdinand).

-- Anonymous User  12/16/2005

I've heard that Ferdinand means "bold peace".

-- indigopearl  8/2/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Ferdinand here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_  10/24/2006

This is such a STUPID, UGLY name! To think that Fernando, the most beautiful name ever, is the Spanish form of Ferdinand!

-- Anonymous User  12/22/2006

I don't like this name at all. It reminds me of an ornery old man who has hair growing out of his ears.

-- Anonymous User  1/4/2007

I thought this was Spanish too?

-- bellaboo  1/20/2007

Ferdinand´s pet forms are Ferda, Fery, Ferdys, Ferdin, Fernando.

-- Karcoolka  3/20/2007

Ferdinand Hipolito Navarro is the birth name of Vhong Navarro, a Filipino actor and singer.

-- Anonymous User  5/10/2007

A famous bearer of the name is Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.

-- Anonymous User  5/17/2007

Franz Ferdinand was the last Austrian Emperor; Franz Ferdinand was also the name of his son, whose assassination caused World War I.

-- Rama  6/15/2007

This is also a masculine name in Slovenia. [noted -ed]

-- earthnut  7/2/2007

Don't forget the Scottish group, Franz Ferdinand.

-- FairyGirl  8/17/2007

It doesn't sound like an old guy at all to me. I've liked it for a few years now, and I've always thought it sounded like an adventurer (probably because of Magellan). And I love The Tempest!

-- lcgirl20  3/19/2008

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, pronounced [fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ]/; Spanish: Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes).

-- Anonymous User  4/16/2008

Fernão de Magalhães or Fernando de Magalhães aka Magellan was a PORTUGUESE Maritime Explorer who, while in the service of the Spanish crown, tried to find a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. This was the first known successful attempt to Circumnavigate the Earth. He became one of the first individuals to cross all the meridians of the globe. He was the first person to lead an expedition sailing westward from Europe to Asia and to cross the Pacific Ocean - He named the Ocean "Pacífico".
Magellan should also be recognized as the first explorer to enter the Pacific from the eponymous Strait of Magellan, which he discovered. (and is named after him "Strait of Magellan")
Fernando de Magalhães, Vasco da Gama, Cristovão Colombo and Infante Dom Henrique are all Portuguese and very important Men in the History of the Wordl.

-- Menino  4/16/2008

Ferdinand II is also Katherine (Catalina) of Aragon's father and ruler of Spain.

-- CassBlack  4/17/2008

Ferdinand was the given name of American pianist and bandleader Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941).

-- Julindsy  9/28/2008

Another famous bearer of this is Ferdinand Porsche, creator of the Volkswagen brand. He also has a son named Ferdinand (a.k.a. Ferry), too!

-- NASCAR MAN 14  11/28/2008

This name is also used in Croatia.

-- goricar  11/16/2009

I don't care for this name. It has the unfortunate association with the Spanish king who expelled the Jews and Muslims from Spain. It also sounds old-fashioned and quite pretentious, even though it sounds better in other languages.

-- bananarama  11/19/2009

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