Ferdinand

American

[fur-dn-and] / ˈfɜr dnˌænd /

noun

a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “peace.”

Ferdinand British

/ ˈfɜːdɪˌnænd, ˈfɛrdinant /

noun

See Franz Ferdinand

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A Philippine congressional committee rejected impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday over allegations he swindled taxpayers out of billions of dollars.

From Barron's

Something like this happened when Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914.

From The Wall Street Journal

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday that a "significant" discovery of natural gas had been made near the country's sole producing offshore site.

From Barron's

Former players including Alan Shearer, Alex Scott and Rio Ferdinand - who have all worked with Logan as pundits - sent supportive messages to the broadcaster on the Instagram post.

From BBC

"One of his best traits and most likeable things about him has always been his ability to be quite punchy in his press conferences," former United centre-back Rio Ferdinand said on his podcast.

From BBC

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