Given name
Nándor
“a courageous voyager”
Nándor is a form of Ferdinand. One German interpretation is “a courageous voyager.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nándor is a form of Ferdinand. One German interpretation is “a courageous voyager.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nándor is a form of Ferdinand. Ferdinand has been associated with Spanish and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Nándor is a form of Ferdinand. The history of Ferdinand gives this family its wider story. Ferdinand has historical associations with royal or imperial families.
Explained through its name family
Nándor’s family of names
Nándor shares a linguistic root with Ferdinand. In Hungarian usage, Nándor has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Fernando. Nándor is a form of Ferdinand.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nándor has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nándor
- Nándor HidegkutiHungarian football player and manager (1922–2002)
- Nándor DániHungarian athlete (1871–1948)
- Nándor FazekasOlympic handball player (1976–)
- Nándor NémethHungarian swimmerborn 1999
- Nándor WagnerHungarian sculptor, painter (1922-1997)
- Ferdinánd ZichyHungarian politician (1829-1911)
- Nandor FodorHungarian psychologist (1895–1964)
- Nándor Gionwriter, journalist, theatre director (1941-2002)
- Nándor TánczosNew Zealand politicianborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nándor, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nandru
“a courageous voyager”
>99% boys
Naldiyo
“the king's advisor”
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Nataraj
“king of dancers”
97% boys · 3% girls
Ämir
“commander, prince”
>99% boys
Kanvarr
“a young prince”
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Kanvar
“a young prince”
>99% boys
Anraí
“home” · “power”
>99% boys
Negassi
“he will become the king”
98% boys · 2% girls