Hernando Explained

Hernando is a common Spanish given name, equivalent to Fernando and the English Ferdinand. It may refer to:

Places

Argentina

• Hernando, Córdoba

Canada

• Hernando Island, British Columbia

United States

• • Hernando, Florida Hernando County, Florida
• Hernando, Mississippi

People

• Hernando de Soto (economist)
• Hernando de Soto (explorer)
• Hernando de Lerma
• Hernando Cortes, alternate spelling of Hernán Cortés
• Alejandro Hernando (born 1976), Argentine taekwondo practitioner
• Ana María Hernando (born 1959), Argentine visual artist
• Mila Hernando (1957–2017), Spanish diplomat

Horse

• Hernando (horse) (1990-2013), French-trained racehorse, winner of the 1993 Prix du Jockey Club