Meaning of the nameFerdinando

Male
Germanic origin
Fer-di-nan-do

Ferdinando is a male name of Germanic origin, the Italian and Portuguese equivalent of Ferdinand, formed from elements meaning 'journey' or 'peace' and 'boldness'.

Meaning

“journey and boldness (another reading: peace and boldness)”

Source: Wiktionary: Ferdinando · Behind the Name: Ferdinand

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People (2022): 1,879
Rank in Brazil: #5,316
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 2,264; people

Ferdinando in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ferdinando, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (439 people).

0 women 1,866 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ferdinando is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ferdinando in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pará 0.003%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%
Rio de Janeiro 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	382	0.001%
Pará	231	0.003%
Minas Gerais	206	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	122	0.001%
Maranhão	99	0.002%
Paraná	93	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	86	0.001%
Goiás	78	0.001%
Santa Catarina	75	0.001%
Amazonas	71	0.002%
Piauí	59	0.002%
Pernambuco	51	0.001%
Ceará	43	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	41	0.001%
Bahia	35	0.000%
Mato Grosso	33	0.001%
Distrito Federal	31	0.001%
Espírito Santo	29	0.001%
Paraíba	27	0.001%
Amapá	19	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	17	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ferdinando

Wiktionary derives the name from Proto-Germanic *fardiz ('journey') plus *nanþaz ('boldness'). Behind the Name presents it as a Latinized form (Fredenandus) of a Gothic name with the elements friþus ('peace') and nanþa ('boldness'), and notes farþa ('journey') as an alternative first element; it lists Ferdinando as the Italian form of Ferdinand, alongside Fernando. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,879 people named Ferdinando, with a median age of 43. Almost all are men, and the 1980s is the most numerous decade. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Sources

Wiktionary: Ferdinando · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ferdinand · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Ferdinando

What does the name Ferdinando mean?

Ferdinando means “journey and boldness (another reading: peace and boldness)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ferdinando in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,879 people with the first name Ferdinando, which ranks it number 5,316 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Ferdinando a boy's or a girl's name?

Ferdinando is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,866 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ferdinando?

Ferdinando is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ferdinando most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ferdinando (231 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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