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Ferdinand1 definition

Fer·di·nand (fʉrd′'n and)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: Fr; prob. < Gmc *farthi-, journey < faran, to travel (see fare) + *nanths, courage > Goth (ana)nanthjan, to be bold, OE nethan, to dare; hence, lit., ? bold traveler

Ferdinand2 definition

Fer·di·nand (fʉrd′'n and)

  1. (fʉrd′'n and)
    1000?-65; king of Castile (1035-65) & of León (1037-65): called the Great
  2. 1503-64; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1558-64), born in Spain
  3. (born Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria) 1861-1948; king of Bulgaria (1908-18); abdicated
  4. 1578-1637; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1619-37)
  5. 1452-1516; king of Castile (1474-1504); (as Ferdinand II) king of Aragon & Sicily (1479-1516); (as Ferdinand III) king of Naples (1504-16): husband of Isabella I of Castile: called the Catholic

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