Fernando
European Portuguese: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]
Spanish: [feɾˈnando]Gender Male Other gender Feminine Fernanda Origin Word/name Spain and Portugal Meaning courageous, adventurer, conqueror, and leader
Spanish: [feɾˈnando]
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".[1][2]
Given name
- Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon
A
- Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete
- Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter
- Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer
- Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver
- Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer
- Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter
- Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist
- Fernando de Araújo (disambiguation), multiple people
B
- Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor
- Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court
- Fernando Botero, Colombian artist
- Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
C
- Fernando Cabrera (baseball), MLB pitcher
- Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager
- Fernando Camargo, Colombian road cyclist
- Fernando Chui Sai On, Macanese statesman; former Chief Executive of Macau
- Fernando Climent, Spanish rower
- Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazilian former president
- Fernando Colunga, Mexican actor
- Fernando Cortez, Major League Baseball Player
D
- Fernando Delgadillo, Mexican singer
F
- Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish film actor and director
- Fernando Fernández (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fernando Francisco Reges, Brazilian footballer
G
- Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
- Fernando Gallego, Spanish painter
- Fernando García (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fernando Garibay, Mexican-American record producer
- Fernando Gómez, multiple people
- Fernando González (disambiguation), multiple people
H
- Fernando Haddad, Brazilian politician
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian former president
- Fernando Henriques, British social anthropologist
- Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
J
- Fernando Jácome, Colombian freestyle swimmer
L
- Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor and director
- Fernando Larraín, Chilean actor and comedian
- Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer
- Fernando Lopez, Filipino statesman
- Fernando de Lucia, Italian tenor
- Fernando Luiz Roza, Brazilian footballer
M
- Fernando de Magallanes (Ferdinand Magellan), Portuguese explorer who organized the first circumnavigation of the world
- Fernando de Melo Viana, Brazilian politician
- Fernando de Moraes, Brazilian footballer
- Fernando Martínez Perales, Spanish footballer
- Fernando Lucas Martins, Brazilian footballer
- Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian film director
- Fernando Montiel, Mexican boxer
- Fernando Morales (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fernando Morán, Spanish footballer
- Fernando Morán, Spanish politician
- Fernando Moresi, Argentine field hockey player
- Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
O
- Fernando Ochoaizpur, Bolivian footballer
- Fernando Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people
P
- Fernando Pérez (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet and writer
- Fernando Pileggi, Brazilian footballer
- Fernando Poe Sr., Filipino actor
- Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor
Q
- Fernando Quintanilla, Spanish footballer
R
- Fernando Rech, Brazilian footballer
- Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
- Fernando Retayud, Colombian boxer
- Fernando Rey (1917–1994), Spanish actor
- Fernando Ricksen (1976–2019), Dutch footballer
- Fernando Rielo, Spanish poet and philosopher
- Fernando Rodney, Baseball player
- Fernando Romero (born 2000), Paraguayan footballer
S
- Fernando Serrano, Colombian statesman
- Fernando Solabarrieta, Chilean journalist
- Fernando dos Santos Pedro, Brazilian footballer
- Fernando Soler, Mexican film actor and director
- Fernando Sor, Spanish classical guitarist and composer
T
- Fernando Tatís, Dominican baseball player
- Fernando Tatís Jr., Dominican baseball player
- Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
V
- Fernando Valades, Mexican composer, pianist and singer
- Fernando Valenzuela, MLB pitcher
- Fernando Vargas, Mexican American boxer
- Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
- Fernando Vergara, Chilean footballer and manager
Z
- Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, Filipino painter
- Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Filipino businessman
