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I like Ferand prn feh-RAHN. I also like Fernando with nn Nando.

Ferdinand is nice. Fernando is a very common name in my family but I have never met anyone named Ferdinand.

Yes, I've always loved this one. Initially, I associated it with Isabella and Ferdinand. I love names from history. But now, I see it as a name on its own. I don't know how well it would be received by the general population here in the US, but I love it.

I think of Franz Ferdinand, the band. It's okay.

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Ferdinand is okay, but it reminds me of a song about a bull who "never learned to fight"! Has anyone else heard that song? Anyway it's funny.

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So Ferdinand is okay, conjures up a mild mannered Spanish fellow. It's okay. I'm not very keen on the nn Ferdy, sounds like flirty or Fergie. Nope, don't like it at all! Try Nand as a nn or Nan or Ferrie / Ferry those sound better.

Ferdinand is a really cool name! It has several famous namesakes, and there are many different ways it could be shortened! It would not bea good name for a kid in todays world. Kids might start calling him Ferdy Turdy or something. He would be miserable and would want to change his name as soon as he was old enough. It would be cool for a character, though.

My opinion

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I think it's O.K. Ferdinand is a very high and mighty name. Any child with this name would have their own distinct charm, considering Ferdinand is a extremely name in the States. I'll just say that I like more than most of the current popular names. Plus, i'm sick of all the -den names.

This message was edited 10/31/2005, 11:28 AM