Hernando is a common Spanish given name, equivalent to
Fernando and the English
Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, ventu ...
. It may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
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Hernando, Córdoba
;Canada
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Hernando Island, British Columbia
;United States
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Hernando, Florida
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Hernando County, Florida
Hernando County () is a County (United States), county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 194,515. Its county seat is Brooksville, Florida, Brooks ...
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Hernando, Mississippi
People
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Hernando de Soto (economist)
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Hernando de Soto (explorer)
Hernando de Soto (; ; 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, ...
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Hernando de Lerma
* Hernando Cortes, alternate spelling of
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions o ...
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Alejandro Hernando (born 1976), Argentine taekwondo practitioner
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Ana María Hernando (born 1959), Argentine visual artist
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Mila Hernando (1957–2017), Spanish diplomat
Horse
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Hernando (horse) (1990-2013), French-trained racehorse, winner of the 1993 Prix du Jockey Club
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