Fernande

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Fernande
GenderFemale
Language(s) French
Name day 27 June (France) [1]
Other names
Variant form(s) Fernand (masculine), Fernanda, Fernando, Ferdinand
DerivedFrom the Germanic elements faran ('to drive', 'to travel') and nanþi ('bold', 'daring') [2]

Fernande is a predominantly French language feminine given name. It is the feminine form of the masculine given name Fernand. People bearing the name Fernande include:

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References

  1. "French Name Days". NameDayCalendar. 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. Seibicke, Wilfried (29 May 1996). Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch, Bd.1, A-E (in German). De Gruyter. ISBN   978-3110144451.