the etymology and history of first names

View Name: Hernando

HERNANDO

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: Spanish

PRONOUNCED: er-NAHN-do [key]

Meaning & History

Medieval Spanish form of FERDINAND. A famous bearer of this name was Hernando Cortés, a Spanish conquistador.

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VARIANT: Fernando

DIMINUTIVES: Hernán, Nando

FEMININE FORM: Fernanda

OTHER LANGUAGES: Ferdinand (Ancient Germanic), Ferran (Catalan), Ferdinand (Czech), Ferdinand, Ferdi (Dutch), Ferdinand, Ferdie, Ferdy (English), Ferdinand, Fernand (French), Ferdinand, Ferdi (German), Ferdinánd, Nándor (Hungarian), Ferdinando (Italian), Ferdynand (Polish), Fernando, Fernão (Portuguese), Ferdinand (Slovene)

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