# Ferdinand

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/ · frequency rank #14,323

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.
2. A placename
3. A placename
4. A placename

## Etymology
From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).
* (Uranus): The moon is named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
* (Philippines): Named after Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos

## Common misspellings (14)
`efrdinand`, `fedrinand`, `ferddinand`, `ferdiannd`, `ferdinadn`, `ferdinandd`, `ferdinannd`, `ferdinnad`, `ferdinnand`, `ferdniand`, `feridnand`, `ferrdinand`, `fferdinand`, `fredinand`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ferdinand