Ferran

Meaning of Ferran

Ferran, a masculine given name of Catalan origin, derives from the Germanic Ferdinand—it combines farð, meaning “journey,” with nanth, meaning “daring,” thereby semantically encoding the notion of a “bold voyager”—and has historically been associated with medieval Iberian nobility, particularly within the Crown of Aragon. Phonetically, it exhibits only minor variation between Catalan (/fəˈran/) and Spanish (/feˈran/), while retaining a consistent two-syllable structure and primary stress on the second syllable. Analysis of U.S. Social Security Administration data reveals a measured rise in its adoption among newborns—ranked 927 in 2022, 907 in 2023 and 903 in 2024 with 21 occurrences—suggesting a gradual integration into Anglo-American naming conventions by parents seeking a technically coherent appellation that balances historical gravitas with contemporary distinctiveness.