Fernando

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Fernando


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Fernando may mean:

* An Italian, Portuguese or Spanish given name equivalent to English Ferdinand, meaning "to be courageous"; adventurer.

As a first name

* Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete
* Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer
* Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver and double World Champion
* Fernando Botero, Colombian artist
* Fernando de Lucia, Italian tenor
* Fernando de Moraes, South Melbourne F.C. footballer
* Fernando Delgadillo, Mexican singer
* Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish film actor and director
* Fernando Fernández, Spanish football (soccer) player
* Fernando Gallego, Spanish painter
* Fernando Garcia, Portuguese film director
* Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
* Fernando Gonzalez, Argentine baller
* Fernando Jácome, Colombian freestyle swimmer
* Fernando Lopez, Filipino statesman
* Fernando Morales, Mexican football (soccer) player
* Fernando Morales, Puerto Rican volleyball player
* Fernando Moresi, Argentine field hockey player
* Fernando Morientes, Spanish football (soccer) player
* Fernando Pérez, Cuban film director
* Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet and writer
* Fernando Rech, Adelaide United FC footballer
* Fernando Retayud, Colombian boxer
* Fernando Rielo, Spanish poet and philosopher
* Fernando Soler, Mexican film actor and director
* Fernando Torres, Spanish football (soccer) player
* Fernando Valenzuela, MLB pitcher
* Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
* Fernando Serrano, American Real Estate
* Fernando Sucre, A fictional character from the American Television Series, Prison Break

As a middle name

* Julian Fernando Casablancas, vocalist and songwriter of the band The Strokes.

As a surname

* Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer.
* Don Fernando

Misc

* Fernando, satirical character created by Billy Crystal (based on Fernando Lamas)
* "Fernando", 1976 song by ABBA
* Ferdinand, any of various royalty or nobility known by their given names

ee also

* Cirque Fernando, a former Parisian circus
* Ferdinand
* Ferdinando
* Fernand
* Hernando
* Luís Fernando