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Etymology edit

From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (journey) + *nanþaz (daring) (from the root of *ninþaną (to be daring)).

The moon is named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

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Ferdinand

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus.

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Czech edit

 
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Ferdinand m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

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Danish edit

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Ferdinand

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Faroese edit

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Ferdinand m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Usage notes edit

  • son of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsson
  • daughter of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsdóttir

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Ferdinand
Accusative Ferdinand
Dative Ferdinandi
Genitive Ferdinands

German edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (journey) + *nanþaz (daring) (from the root of *ninþaną (to be daring)).

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Ferdinand m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ferdinands)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Norwegian edit

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Ferdinand

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

Slovak edit

Etymology edit

Derived from German Ferdinand.

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Ferdinand m anim (genitive singular Ferdinanda, nominative plural Ferdinandovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

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Further reading edit

  • Ferdinand”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Ferdinand c (genitive Ferdinands)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand

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Ferdinand

  1. (astronomy) Ferdinand