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Fernando

German: Courageous traveler

Updated August 7, 2024

Boy name origins & meanings

German : Courageous traveler

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Family name origins & meanings

Spanish and Portuguese : from a Germanic personal name composed of a metathesized form of frið ‘peace’ (or farð ‘journey’, ‘expedition’) + nanð ‘daring’, ‘boldness’. See also Ferdinand. This family name is also found in western India, where it was taken by Portuguese colonists.