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Ferdinand
say it fer-dee-nahn
What Ferdinand means
- French and Germanic bold journey Christian saint: St Ferdinand III of Castile
- Germanic and Spanish journey and bold debated
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 66 in Austria (2020)
- no. 211 in Norway (2020)
- no. 285 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 690 in France (2019)
- no. 851 in Switzerland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
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Ferdinand in stories
- The Tempest: Ferdinand, the Neapolitan prince who loves Miranda
- The Story of Ferdinand: Ferdinand, the bull who would rather smell flowers