Ferdinando

Meaning

The name belongs to the Ferdinand family, which old name books gloss as having the sense of “adventuring life” or “adventurous journey.” The excerpts show it moving through French and Spanish forms and being prolonged into the Italian Ferdinando; related forms include Ferrand, Fernando, and Hernando.

Origin

Fun fact

The excerpt notes that Spanish elisions produced Hernando, the form used by the conqueror of Mexico.