Ferrand

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Ferrand

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Ferrand is an Old French form of the name Ferdinand. Ferdinand comes from a Germanic name meaning “Peace Ready” or “ Journey Ready” from “frith” or “fred (peace), or “farth” (journey), and “nand” (ready).

History:
Ferdinand is a Germanic name, although it was never common in medieval German lands. Early on, the name can be found in France (as Ferrand) was brought to England with the Normans (although it died out by the 14th century).

Please see Ferdinand for more information.

Pronunciation: ferr-and.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Ferrand