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The boy's name Ferdinand \f(e)-rdina-

is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "bold voyager". Explorers Ferdinand Magellan, Hernando Cortez; former Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos.

Ferdinand has 10 variant forms: Ferd, Ferdie, Ferdinando, Ferdo, Ferdynand, Fernand, Fernandas, Fernando, Hernando and Nando.

Baby names that sound like Ferdinand are Fordon, Forden, Fortenay, Fortunato, Fortino, Verdun and Verdon.

Ferdinand is a somewhat common first name for men (#845 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#18236 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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