Ferdinand (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Ferdinand is a Germanic given name which can refer to:
United States:
- FerdinandFerdinandFerdinand is a Germanic male given name composed of the words for "prepared"/"protection"/"safety"/"peace" and "journey"/"boldness"/"recklessness"...
, including a list of people with the given name
Places
- SiġġiewiSiggiewiSiġġiewi is a village and a local council in the southwestern part of Malta. It is situated on a plateau, a few kilometres away from Mdina, the ancient capital city of Malta, and 10 kilometres away from Valletta, the contemporary capital...
(Città Ferdinand), largest city in Malta by area
United States:
- Ferdinand, IdahoFerdinand, IdahoFerdinand is a city in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The population was 159 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ferdinand is located at , at an elevation of above sea level on the Camas Prairie...
- Ferdinand, IndianaFerdinand, IndianaFerdinand is a town in Ferdinand Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,157 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1840 by Joseph Kundek and named after Ferdinand I of Austria....
- Ferdinand, VermontFerdinand, VermontFerdinand is an unincorporated town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for German Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg....
Other uses
- Ferdinand (moon)Ferdinand (moon)Ferdinand is the outermost retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Dan Milisavljevic, and Brett J. Gladman on August 13, 2001, and given the provisional designation S/2001 U 2....
, a moon of Uranus - The Story of FerdinandThe Story of FerdinandThe Story of Ferdinand is the best known work written by American author Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson. The children's book tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in bullfights...
, children's book - Franz Ferdinand (band)Franz Ferdinand (band)Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...
, from Scotland - ElefantElefantThe Elefant was a "schwerer Panzerjäger" of the German Wehrmacht used in small numbers in World War II. It was built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche. In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant...
(originally named Ferdinand), WWII German self-propelled antitank gun