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Fernando (male)

Variants:Ferdinand (M) Fernán (M) Hernando (M)
Derivative(s):Fernão (M) Ferrão (M)
Derivative of:Ferdinando (M)
   
Source(s): "Scottish Surnames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes: Spanish and Portuguese, derived from a Spanish name [Ferdinando], itself from a German/Visigoth source meaning either "ready for peace" or "ready for a journey".
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