Fernández

Fernández
Family name
Meaning "Son of Fernando"
Region of origin Spain
Related names Fernandes, Hernández, Hernandes

Fernández [ferˈnandeθ] is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Fernando". The Germanic name that it derives from means "brave traveler."[1] The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is Ibn Faranda and it was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus.

List of people with this family name

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