Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the
Visigoth culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name Fard-nanth, which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual traveler". The
House of Hernán gave its name to those with the surname
Hernández, the -ez at the end denoting membership of that House. The surname, like many Spanish surnames, is of Teutonic-Gothic origin.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
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Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the
Visigoth culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name Fard-nanth, which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual traveler". The
House of Hernán gave its name to those with the surname
Hernández, the -ez at the end denoting membership of that House. The surname, like many Spanish surnames, is of Teutonic-Gothic origin.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.