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Definition of ferdinand

ferdinand

/ˈfɜːr.də.nænd/
fer · di · nand
Plural:Ferdinands
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ferdinand Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A male given name of Germanic origin, borne by several European monarchs including Ferdinand II of Aragon and Holy Roman Emperors.

Example

"King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sponsored the historic 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus."

2

A small, innermost retrograde irregular moon of the planet Uranus, discovered in 2001 and named after the character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

Example

"Astronomers used high-powered ground telescopes to track the faint, distant orbit of Ferdinand around Uranus."

3

American A town in Dubois County in southern Indiana, United States, founded in 1840 and named in honor of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria.

• Nearby Words

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ferally
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fermentation
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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Fernando and German Ferdinand, ultimately from a Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements *friþuz ('peace') or *farði ('journey') and *nanþaz ('daring, bold').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Ferdinand. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/ferdinand
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