Fernando
Fernando is a boy name of Spanish origin, meaning Bold voyager; brave.
What Fernando means
Bold voyager; brave.
Fernando sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Fernando comes from
Spanish names blend Latin roots with Visigothic and Arabic influence, and many are tied to Marian devotions or saints' days, which is how a single name can have several regional forms.
Fernando is recorded as Spanish in origin. Browse other Spanish names.
How popular is Fernando?
Fernando is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Fernando is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Fernando
The thread we file Fernando under is Brave — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Brave
Names like Fernando
These share Fernando's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Andres — Manly, brave.
- Finn — Fair, white; the legendary hero Fionn.
- Anders — Manly, brave.
- Andreas — Manly, brave.
- Everett — Brave as a wild boar.
- Isamu — Courage, bravery.
- Leonardo — Brave as a lion.
- Wyatt — Brave in war.
- Andrei — Manly and brave.
- Andrew — Manly and brave.
- Arash — Hero; bright.
- Archie — Truly bold and brave.