Fernando
A Spanish form of Ferdinand, Fernando means brave journey.
Ferdinand
“The bold but peaceful man,” from the Germanic frithon (to make peace) and nanthos (courage). In Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, the king of Na varre; in Shakespeare’s Tempest, the lover of Miranda. In Webster’s Duchess of Malfy, the brother of the duchess. Feminine forms: Fernanda, Fernande.
Fernanda
“The peacefully adventurous,” from the Germanic fridu (peace) and the Anglo-Saxon nethan (dare).